Happywhale - Killer whale in Southern Ocean

Occurrence Observation
Latest version published by OBIS-SEAMAP on Jan 15, 2026 OBIS-SEAMAP

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Description

Original provider: Happywhale Dataset credits: Happywhale and contributors Abstract: Happywhale.com is a resource to help you know whales as individuals, and to benefit conservation science with rich data about individual whales.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 1,881 records.

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Versions

The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.

How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Happywhale. 2026. Happywhale - Killer whale in Southern Ocean. Version 1.4.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.82144/1155b3ba.

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is OBIS-SEAMAP. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 0ad1d61a-49ad-46a0-8b9f-6fc3f6d6af1d.  OBIS-SEAMAP publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by Ocean Biodiversity Information System.

Keywords

Marine Biology; PhotoID; Occurrence; Observation

External data

The resource data is also available in other formats

OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1720 UTF-8 Interactive map
FGDC Metadata https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1720/fgdc UTF-8 XML
EML Metadata https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1720/eml UTF-8 XML

Contacts

Ted Cheeseman
  • Originator
  • Primary contact
Happywhale.com
OBIS-SEAMAP
  • Metadata Provider
  • Distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
  • A328 LSRC building
27708 Durham
NC
US
Ted Cheeseman
  • Originator
Happywhale.com

Geographic Coverage

Data extent

Bounding Coordinates South West [-78.729, -172.973], North East [-60, -60]

Taxonomic Coverage

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Species Orcinus orca (Killer whale)

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 2000-01-14 / 2026-01-08

Project Data

No Description available

Title Happywhale - Killer whale in Southern Ocean
Funding NA

The personnel involved in the project:

Ted Cheeseman
  • Owner

Sampling Methods

NA

Study Extent NA

Method step description:

  1. NA

Collection Data

Collection Name zd_1720
Collection Identifier zd_1720
Parent Collection Identifier OBIS-SEAMAP

Bibliographic Citations

  1. Southerland, K., and T. Cheeseman. 2026. Happywhale encounter. https://happywhale.com/

Additional Metadata

marine, harvested by iOBIS. 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 381 contributors in alphabetic order: Aana Rivlin; adam maire; Aditya Srinivasan; Adrian Boyle; Aiden Neary; Ainars Zarins; Alain Bidart; Alan Chan; aLEJANDRO sANCHEZ; Alexander Hagge; Alexandra Brown; Alex Cowan; Alex Sagan; Alice Forrest; Alicia Jackson; Ali Liddle; Alisa Schulman-Janiger (California Killer Whale Project); Allan Templeton; Al Rouse; Anand P Kruttiventi; Andre L. Belem; Andrew Chemistruck; Andrew Feldhaus; Andrew Fischer; Andrew Peacock; Andrew Thompson; Andy Pollard; Anita Boerefijn; Anna Astafurova; Annalise Pasztor; Anne Meagher; Annette Bombosch; Annette McCall; Antarctica21; Antoine Viot; Apostolopoulos Aristeidis; Ashley Tippins; Aurora Expeditions Greg Mortimer; Aurora Expeditions Sylvia Earle; Babsi Neubarth; BabzRobinson; Bark EUROPA; barry lynam; Ben Wallis; Berit Solstad; Beth Johnson; brad siviour; Brent Howard; Bryan McDonald; Byron Elvin Berger; Callie; Camilo Rada; Carina Gsottbauer; Carlos Greer; Carlos Martins; Carmel Eve; Caroline Banks; Casey Perry; Cees Tineke; Celia Eardley; Charlotte Kirchner; Chiyo Imai Rowe; Chloe Green; Christian Engelke; Christian Wegener; Christopher Willis; Christoph Udet; Cindy Marple; Cindy Miller Hopkins; Claire Gribben; Clark Kelly; Claudia Roedel; Claudia Schmidt; Conor Ryan; Cottele Benny; Craig Pearce; Crawford Anderson; Dale Frink; Dan Brown; Dani Abras; Daniëlla van Broeck; Daniel Scarparolo; Darryl Ryan; Dave Katz; David Boyarski; DeLaine Mayer; Della Levine; Denise ramirez; Dennis Greenhill; Dixie Sommers; Doug Cheeseman - †; Doug Hattaway; Dr. Bob; Dr. Johannes Meiler; Dr. med Hartmut Bombosch; Duane Griffin; Duncan Jones; Elaine Reynolds; Elizabeth O'Callaghan; Elizabeth Shatner; Emanuele Kuhn; Emily; Emma Collins; Emma Richer; Eric Austin Yee; Eric Crockwell; Evan Hinton; Evelien Haels; Ezra Siegel; Fabienne+Steffen; Fanny Adomat; Franco Busetti; Fran Eichler; Frank Clark; Frank Tetreault; G Adventures Expedition Team; GAYLENE F. CHARTIER; Geerte Beesems; Genna Roland; Gerald Smith; Giulia Spadoni; GOLDFISH; gp; Graeme Wilson; Gregory Roden; Greg Pearson; Haley Saxe; Hamzi Gadamzi; Hannah Lawson; Hannah Wirtshafter; Hans Hansson - 60 South Expeditions; happywhalessab; Heidi Krajewsky; Heike Dietzmann - †; Henri Leinfelder; Ingvild Riska; Inia; Intrepid Citizen Science; Isaure Michaud; Jack Weekes; James D Smith; James F C Hyde IV; James Moore; Jamie Coleman; Jan Fijolek; Jared Funderburk; Javier Cotin; Jean-Denis Gagnon; Jeff Reynolds; Jeffrey Skevington; Jennifer Fought; Jennifer Young; Jeremy Llewelyn; Jerry Waldfogel; Jim Parks; Jim Spiegel; Jim Wilson; Jim Zakreski; Jin Cao; JoAnn Riley; Jody Elliott; Joel Moore; Jo Feldman; John J King II; John Rogers; John Wills; Jon Deeprose; Jono Leadley; Joshua Peck; Julia; Justin Ianelli; Kami Banko; Karyssa Arnett; Kate Curry; Kathryn Clouston; Kátia Silva; Katlyn Taylor; Kay Kean; Kelly Serr; Kendra Chittenden; Kerrah Rupel; Kevin Arlott; Kevin Caughlin; Kevin Elsby; Kevin Snair; Kimberly Galvez; Kimberly Nesbitt; Kirsty Pledge; Kristin Adelsberger; Kristin Koga; Kurt Eddington; Kurtis Randall; Kurt Liewer; Kyle Smith; Kylie Jones; Lancy Cheng; Lars Maltha Rasmussen; Laura K.O. Smith; Laura McLachlan; Laura Szkolar-Sienkiewicz; Lauren koenig; Laurent; Lauren Tan-Wick; Lawrence Troup; Lida pimper; Lisa Baldwin; Liza Moore; Lorena Esteves; LUISA ARIAS; Lynette Spence; Madalena; Maddison Clare; Madoc Troup; Malcolm Parrack; Mallory Bergum; Marcus Bergström; Maria Laura Marcias; Marian Herz; Mariela Cornejo; Marilia Olio; Mario; Marjolein Mooij; Mark Crowe; Mark Harris; Mark Singelis; Mark Smith; Marta Filippini; Martin Anstee; Martin Brooks; Martin Narvaez; Martin Pögelt; Martin Renner; Mary La Creta; Marzena Rolka; Mason Hu; Matthew Gledhill; Matthew Greene; Matt Hughes; Matt Swinden; Max Unterharnscheidt; Megan Hall; Meike Sjoer; Melanie Glaubitz; Melany Ferrufino; Melissa Terry; Merel Dalebout; Michael Jackson; Michael Lewis; Michael Sandell; Michael shan; Michael Wojciechowski; Michal Horacek; Michelle Kocurek; Michelle LaRue; Michelle Lim; Mikayla Kim; Mike Greenfelder; Mike Khusid; Millie Mannering; MS Fridtjof Nansen; MS Seaventure citizen science; MV Hondius; Nadine Habib; Nathan DSouza; Nathan Kelley; Nathan Small; Neeta Moonka; Neil C Harris; Nick Hilton; Nicki Mathis; Nicola Silver; Nicolas PANIER; Nicole Janinhoff; Nigel Milius; Nikolay Shulga; Nile K; Oceana; Olga B.; Olivia Capeillere; Olivier Blaud; Ortelius - Oceanwide Expeditions; Paayal Desai; Pamela Le Noury; Pat Antliff; Patrick Dowd; perennec thierry; Per Nikolaj Bukh; Peter Amster; Petra Bitenc; Petra Glardon; Petra Stolz; Philip Precey; Philip Stone; Philip van Dueren; Phillip Hunter; Phil Schultz; photo contributor January 2018; Pippa Low; Plancius; PLX Citizen Scientists; rachelle mackintosh; Raghavan Nair; Ralph Lee Hopkins; Ramon Lucas; Rebekah Swieringa; Régis PERDRIAT; Rémi Bigonneau; Rhianne Manners; Rhiannon Craig; Richard Gamertsfelder; Richard White; Riki Meier; Robert Matthews; Robert Rolley; Robin daglian; Rob Jansen; Rod Long; Rodney Dillman; Rogier Gruys; Rongxin Zhu; saffron mali lal; Sam Liscoe; Sandra Walser; Sandy Mendel; Santiago Imberti; Sarah Buttenshaw; Sarah Kather; Sarah Keenan; Sarah Sprowls; Sara Jenner; Sari Turunen; Science Coordinator MS Fram; Sean Neilson; Sebastian Matias Lescano; shasha; shijo jose; SH Minerva - Swan Hellenic; SH Vega - Swan Hellenic; Simon Heyes; Simon Hook; Simon Salter; Simon van D; Sinead O'Flaherty; Sonia Pazos de Diego; Sorin Popescu; Stefan Bernhard; Steffo Polar; Stephanie Newkirk; Stephanie Webb; Steph & Oli Prince; steve; Steve Bariletto; Steve Sun; Susanna Elo; Svenja Stoehr; Ted Cheeseman; Tess Hudson; tex texin; Therese Horntrich; Thibaud SCOTTI; Thomas Mitchell - †; Tiffany Zamolsky; Tim Kilbride; Tim Martin; Timo Hecken; Tobias Brehm; Toby Dickson; Todd Thoman; Todd Weisbrot; Tony Jagodnik; Tracey Warburton; Vacheremi; Valerie Bronckers; Valérie Vogelsanger; Vicki Beaver; Vicki Hibbert; Wang Xiaogang; Wilfried Schnessl; Xiaorong; Yongjie Chen; Zubin Daruwala

Purpose

N/A

Alternative Identifiers 10.82144/1155b3ba
0ad1d61a-49ad-46a0-8b9f-6fc3f6d6af1d
https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1720
585629ea-cc63-4f8a-98a5-d7b6f7025adb
https://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_1720