Happywhale2026vector digital dataOBIS-SEAMAP1763http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1763OBIS-SEAMAPhttps://doi.org/10.82144/591826edoriginated from Happywhale.comVersion 1.5.0 Happywhale.com is a resource to help you know whales as individuals, and to benefit conservation science with rich data about individual whales.Sightings and images were submitted to Happywhale by contributors. A portion of the Happywhale data were transferred to OBIS-SEAMAP upon the agreement between Happywhale and OBIS-SEAMAP. There may be duplicate records among Happywhale datasets and other OBIS-SEAMAP datasets. The precision of date/time vary per record. Some records have date accuracy up to year only. This dataset includes sightings and photos from the following 327 contributors in alphabetic order: Aaron Taylor; Adrian Bell; Adrian Boyle; Aimee Jan; Alan Straton; alex; Alexander Heyd; Alexander Vogel; Alex Bradshaw; alex krowiak; Alex Vogel; Alfred John Burgess; Alice Forrest; Andrew Villeneuve; Andy Gilbert; Andy Milner; Angie Gullan; Anne McGregor; Anthony Kelly; Anthony McArdle; Arsenii Kupriianov; Arthur Teo; Ashleigh Peters; Atlantine Boggio-Pasqua; Atzmon Dagan; Aurelie Verachtert; Baptiste N; Barbara Perren Zimmerli; Benjamin Wambergue; BERDNIKOVA; Bernard Ash; Berno Phillipson; Bethany Hannah Carmody; Bianca Tree; bodarwe; Bronte Halden; Brooke Lloyd; Brooke Pyke; C0nfetti core; Caius Cheung; Cameron cashmore; Cameron Moore; Caroline LAURENT; Cees Tineke; Centre for Whale Research Western Australia; Cétamada; Ceta'Maore; Chantelle Dixon; Chauvin Anaelle; chengzhang; Cheryl Carver; Chiara; Christine Olson; Christoph Bialek; CLEEVE ROBERTSON; Colleen Talty; Conor Ryan; Coralee Askew; Cristina Botha; Cristina García Martín; Cynthia Black; Dave Elst; David Donnelly; David Simes; Dayia Rossiter; Deane Brown; Deb Philipps; Deep Voice; Denise Glass; Desnos; Devienne Gilles; Dmitry Evseev; Dominik Dietrich; Don Marx; Doriane; Dot Robertson; Dr Brett Morgan-Evens; Dustin; Eddy Thys; Ed Tissink; Eileen Goersdorf; Ekaterina Kalashnikova; Elisabeth Rhodes; Elisa Seyboth; Elizabeth Donnelly; Ella Wake; Els Vermeulen; Emily Gosden; Emma Chereskin; Emma Luck; Emma Sharp; Esther van der Stappen; Ethan Hollowell; Eulalia Busquets; Evan T; Fabienne Beck; Fabio picinato; Fil Barker; Florian quiquerez; Fontaine Xavier; Frank Eckler; Frank Welten; Fritzie Senturias; Gabrielle Lui; Gary Allport; Geoff Kerr; Geoff Schembri; Georgia Melvin; Gill Braulik; Giulia; Giuseppe Uncini; Grace Russell; Graeme Hillary; Graham Downer; Grant Griffin; Gwen Penry; Hans de Bie; Harry Douglas; Hayley Islip; Hayley Newell; Hazel Hume; Henri Boersema; Hollie Farrell; Ian Clare; Inigo Koefoed; Irene Hills; Jade Asiu; Jade Fraser; Jaden Orli; James F C Hyde IV; James Langiewicz; Jan Fijolek; Jan Hunter; Janina Liedermann; Jasmine Collingwood; Jasmin Wulf; Jason turl; Jay Paul; Jeanette Michalopoulou; Jeffrey Garriock; Jeffrey Slater; Jennifer Keeping; Jenny Johnson; Jesse cook; Jess Flack; Johannes Pikaan; Joh B; John Geoffrey Taylor; John O’Connor; John Tathem; Jonathan Waterhouse; Jordan Breslin; Jordan Broadhead; Juanma; Karen Whelan; Kate Sprogis; Katharina von Eynern; Kathryn Rohan; Katia Benini; Katie Gates; Kellie Netherwood; Kelly Rea; Ken Finlay; Ken Goulding; Kenya Marine Mammal Research and Conservation; Khrishnali Takoor; kimberley J; Lana Barteneva; Laura Gourgas; Laura Grantham; Lauren Dawson; Leah Smith; Lena Menzel; Libu Cyprien; Li Malone; Linda Heads; Linda Horton; Linda Ness; Livia Gavard; Lore Braeken; Lucas Facchinetti; Luella Bartlett; Luke Manson; Lyn Irvine; Machi Yoshida; Madeleine Mott; Maeva Terrapon; Maksim Zaitsau; Mandroso97; Marc Sharfman; Mareasa Ford; Marian Herz; Marianne Brown; Marilia Olio; marine malen; Mark Abela; Mark Brown; Mark Shepherd; Marta Filippini; Martin Banks; Maureen Macdonald; Mdu Seakamela; Medina Jasar; Megan Todd-Jones; Megaptera; Mela H; Melanie Keyte; Melissa Nel; Michael Keogh; Michael Sheehan; Michael Williamson; Michèle Vogel; Michel VELY; Mike Greenfelder; Mike House; MIM Network; Mi Shell; Mónica Lozano Subiranas; Nakia Cullain; nancy dufrenne; Natasha Allen; NAVIERE Nohann; Neil Kevin Wilkinson; Neni; Nicole Smyth; Nico Pl; Niiicky; Ningaloo Marine Interactions; Noel Outtrim; Nyal Mueenuddin; Ocean Safari/ NVT; Olaf Pignataro; Olivier Segers; Paige Zuidema; Pamela Le Noury; Paola B; Paul Maharaj; Pedro Víctor Albaladejo Fresnadillo; Pete Botman; peter allsop; Philip Milton; Phil Todd; pia markovic; RaAn; Rachel; Raggy Charters; Raina Burke; Ramzy Haddad; Rani van der Vlist; Rebecca Pavey; Renee Morgan; Ricardo Rangel-Reyes; Richard Hart; Roanna Horbelt; Robert Akester; Robert Smith; Robin Hicks; Rod Long; Rodrigo A. Martinez Catalan; Roman ondruj; Romie Moriau; Rose Bilbrough; Rosie Leaney; Rowan Streeter; russell marnock; Sally Gleeson; Sam Gills; Sandy Kornaus; Sandy Nelson; Sara Catella; Sarah Gower; Sarah Kather; Sarah Tranmer; Sarah Tuckfield; Sarvesh Natu; Scott; Scott Portelli; Sean Ward; Seiyia Leakey; Sherri Daniels; Shirley; Simone Eley; Simon Lilienthal; Simon Mahood; Stanislav Stelmakhovich; Stefania; Stella Fish; Stephen Anstee; Stephen Wilson; steve; Steve Benjamin; Stuart reader; Sue Dungate; Sue Holman; Susana Latorre; Suzanne Johnson; Sylvia Hsueh; Tammy Patterson; Tamrez; Tanja; Ted Gaten; Teresa Holtmann; Terese Drummond; The Dolphin Centre; Théo Stora; Thibaut Bouveroux; Tiffany mckenzie; Tim Awbery; Toby Dickson; Tom Heijnen; trevor Kay; Vesagen Mudaly; Victor Zhang; Vincent Quiquempois; Violaine Dulau; Wade Kevin Eastburn; Wayne Sentman; Wei Deng; Wendy Hare; Whale Watch Western Australia; William Gilmore; WONG TSZ YUI; Yat Wong; Yeon Bin Kim; Yiew Lee Siew; Yina Ma; Zaitseva Kristina1988070920251208ground conditionIn workWeeklyIndian Ocean20.614758142.963333-3.363676-38.708333 NoneMarine BiologyTaxon coveredMarine mammalsIntegrated Taxonomic Information SystemUnknownNot applicableDownloaded April, 2004http://www.itis.usda.gov/Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetmailing and physical address

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Refer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetRefer to the contact information of the datasetNot providedIdentified by observers or researchers conducting the surveyKingdomAnimaliaPhylumChordataSubphylumVertebrataClassMammaliaSubclassTheriaInfraclassEutheriaOrderCetaceaSuborderMysticetiFamilyBalaenopteridaeGenusMegapteraSpeciesMegaptera novaeangliae Public. 1. Not to use data obtained from OBIS-SEAMAP in any publication, product, or commercial application without proper attribution to the original data provider(s) and OBIS-SEAMAP unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Citations or credits are suggested as attribution. If the data you downloaded come from multiple datasets, a citation or credit to each of the datasets is required. Suggested citation for this dataset: Happywhale. 2026. Happywhale - Humpback whale in Indian Ocean. Version 1.5.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.82144/591826ed. Suggested citation for OBIS-SEAMAP: Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115 2. To forward the citation of any publication / report that made use of the data / tools provided by OBIS-SEAMAP for inclusion in our list of references. 3. Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. 4. The burden for determining fitness for use of the downloaded data for any analyses lies entirely with the user. OBIS-SEAMAP or the original data providers do not support outcomes of your analyses that used the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP. 5. To consider inclusion of the accompanying transect (effort) dataset if available into the methodology of your analyses. 6. Not to redistribute the data you downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP through any media without contect from OBIS-SEAMAP and the original data providers unless the datasets are explicitly shown under the CC0 policy. Ted CheesemanHappywhale.com mailing and physical address unknownted@happywhale.com Happywhale and contributors Relational database Southerland, K., and T. Cheeseman2026vector digital datahttps://happywhale.com/Halpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009vector digital dataOceanography22(2):104-11https://tos.org/oceanography/article/obis-seamap-the-world-data-center-for-marine-mammal-sea-bird-and-sea-turtleHalpin, P.N., A.J. Read, E. Fujioka, B.D. Best, B. Donnelly, L.J. Hazen, C. Kot, K. Urian, E. LaBrecque, A. Dimatteo, J. Cleary, C. Good, L.B. Crowder, and K.D. Hyrenbach2009Oceanography22(2):104-115 All attributes were measured and recorded during the survey and validated by the data provider. Permissible values for date and time and coordinates were validated by the data provider and the OBIS-SEAMAP data manager. Species identification by the data provider was matched with Integrated Taxonomic Information System. All observation records are included.Data were put through the OBIS-SEAMAP data registration steps.20260415Point 1e-061e-06Decimal degrees D_WGS_1984WGS_1984 6378137.000000298.257224 Biogeographic dataBiogeographic dataNot applicableoidInternal IDData providerInternal IDtypeAlways "Event"Data providerAlways "Event"modifiedLast modifiedData providerLast modifiedlanguageLanguage. Always "en"Data providerLanguage. Always "en"institution_codeInstitution code. Always "Happywhale"Data providerInstitution code. Always "Happywhale"basis_of_recordBasis of record. Always "HumanObservation"Data providerBasis of record. Always "HumanObservation"occurrence_idOccurrence ID assigned by HappywhaleData providerOccurrence ID assigned by Happywhalecatalog_numberCatalog number. A link to HappywhaleData providerCatalog number. A link to Happywhalerecorded_byPerson or organization who recorded the dataData providerPerson or organization who recorded the dataindividual_countNumber of animalData provider11sexGender of the animal if knownData providerGender of the animal if knownpreparationsMethod of data collection. Always "photograph"Data providerMethod of data collection. Always "photograph"occurrence_remarksOccurrence remarksData providerOccurrence remarksorganism_idOrganism/animal ID assigned by HappywhaleData providerOrganism/animal ID assigned by Happywhaleorganism_nameOrganism/animal name by providerData providerOrganism/animal name by providerorganism_remarksOrganism remarksData providerOrganism remarksevent_idEvent ID assigned by HappywhaleData providerEvent ID assigned by Happywhaleevent_dateDate the picture was takenData provider1988-07-092025-12-08event_timeTime the picture was taken in local time zoneData provider00:0023:59:39.100higher_geographyOcean the animal was seenData providerOcean the animal was seenwater_bodyDetails of oceanData providerDetails of oceanlocalityLocation of oceanData providerLocation of oceanverbatim_localityLocation of ocean described by the providerData providerLocation of ocean described by the providerdecimal_latitudeLatitude in decimal degreesData provider-38.708333-3.363676decimal_longitudeLongitude in decimal degreesData provider20.614758142.963333geodetic_datumGeodetic datum. Always "EPSG:4326 WGS84"Data providerGeodetic datum. Always "EPSG:4326 WGS84"coordinate_precisionCoordinate precisionData providerCoordinate precisionscientific_nameScientific nameData providerScientific nametaxon_rankTaxon rankData providerTaxon rankvernacular_nameCommon nameData providerCommon namelicenseLicense for pictureData providerLicense for picturerights_holderRights holderData providerRights holderexternal_resourceLink to the picture (mid size)Data providerLink to the picture (mid size)external_resource_thumbLink to the picture (small size)Data providerLink to the picture (small size)This section explains attributes included in the original dataset. OBIS-SEAMAP restricts the attributes available to the public to date/time, lat/lon and species names/counts only. Should you need other attributes described here, you are encouraged to contact the data provider.Happywhale Nicholas School of Environment, Duke Univ. OBIS-SEAMAP mailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset ID 1763Not to hold OBIS-SEAMAP liable for errors in the data. While we have made every effort to ensure the quality of the database, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of these datasets. Also please refer to Use Constraints. CSV and ESRI shapefile OBIS-SEAMAP Free Go to the OBIS-SEAMAP web site. 2026041520260415 Ei Fujioka Nicholas School, Duke Universitymailing and physical address

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DurhamNC27708USA 919-613-8021 seamap-contact@duke.edu FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial MetadataFGDC-STD-001-1998local time http://www.nbii.gov/Biological Data Profile