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 1,337 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 - Fin whale in North Pacific Ocean. Version 1.4.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.82144/db5aa9e8.
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: 4c2cc260-f3a4-4107-a306-791b5840eb6f. 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/1751 UTF-8 Interactive map |
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| FGDC Metadata | https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1751/fgdc UTF-8 XML |
| EML Metadata | https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1751/eml UTF-8 XML |
Contacts
- Metadata Provider ●
- Distributor
- A328 LSRC building
Geographic Coverage
Data extent
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [24.31, -172.765], North East [60.1, 60.1] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
| Species | Balaenoptera physalus (Fin whale) |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2003-08-27 / 2026-01-03 |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | Happywhale - Fin whale in North Pacific Ocean |
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| Funding | NA |
The personnel involved in the project:
- Owner
Sampling Methods
NA
| Study Extent | NA |
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Method step description:
- NA
Collection Data
| Collection Name | zd_1751 |
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| Collection Identifier | zd_1751 |
| Parent Collection Identifier | OBIS-SEAMAP |
Bibliographic Citations
- 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 170 contributors in alphabetic order: Adam Ernster; adam maire; Aisha Yousuf; Alana Flores; Alan Wight; Alex Lamoreaux; Alvaro Jaramillo; Amanda Urena; Amy Houghton; Amy Pingree; Andreas Economou; Andre Estevez; Andrew D. MacDonald; Andrew Harpster; Andy; Anna Bykova; Ann Pitts; Ashley Schenkel; August Andrews; Austin MacRae; Avery Fretwell; Ben Hagler; Bert Wessling; Bethany Shimasaki; Bobbie Hedges; Bob Brown; Brandy Fields; Brandy Ritchie; Brett Banditelli; Brian Piper; Bryan Tucker; Capt Nicholas Robbins; Carlo Crisostomo; Caroline Patterson; Catherine breed; Chelsea Bradley; Chelsea Mayer; Cheryl DeMatteis; Chloe; Chris; Chris Biertuempfel; Dale Frink; Dane McDermott; Daniel Cayton; Dave Cade; David Ellsworth; Deana Glenz; Debra Kettler; Delaney Trowbridge; Denny Zwiefelhofer; Donna George; Doug Fishman; Douglas Croft; Elizabeth Robinson; Emma Reese Gallagher; Erica Sackrison; Eric Austin Yee; Eric G Horvath; Erich Starzinger; Erika Lippoldt; Erik Atwell; Erin Helms; Evan Brodsky; Floyd Hayes; Frank Rotter; gary mockli; Gaurav Parekh; Gert van der Heide; Hadley Gross; Hamish Laird; Hayley Newell; Isidore Szczepaniak - †; Jake Taylor; James Bremner; Janel Keim; Jeannette Ashlin; Jennifer Stoudt; Joel Barrett; Joe Meuleman; John Coffey; Jon M; Joshua Meza-Fidalgo; Julie Janss; Kathryn Clouston; Kathy Peavey; Katrina Johnson; Ken Southerland; Kimberly Nesbitt; Kim Powell; Kyle Edgren; Lars Petersson; Laura Lopez; Lee Jones; Lily Lin; Linda McWilliams; Lisa may; Lotti Keenan; Madison Honomichl; Maria Laura Marcias; Marian Herz; Marie O'Shaughnessy; Marilia Olio; Mark Edwin Ayre; Mark Girardeau; Mark OBrien; Maryjanna Drummond; Matthew Liivoja; Matt Jackson; Matt Sachtler; Max Block; Megan Hillyer; Mella Re; Michael Nelson; Michael Peak; Michael Pierson; Michele Richardson; Mike Davies; Mike Doherty; Mike Justa; Mindy Huston; Molly Batts; Monica Smith; MS Fridtjof Nansen; Naresh Satyan; Natalie Kervin; Nath; Neil OMalley; Nico Heyning; Nicole Webster; Nina Moysi; Olivia Carpenter; Oscar Farrera; Patricia VanOver Indictor; Patrick Sysiong; Paul Felstiner; Paul Schofield; Peter Bedrossian; Philip Stone; Raquel Vasquez; Regina Domingo Esgleas; Richard Strayer; Rick Beauchesne; Robert Perry; Robin Froman; Robin Lowe; Ron Charbonneau; Ron Niebrugge; Rose Franklin; Sachin Kuruvilla; Sandrine Neau; Sarah Ford; Sara Rodriguez; Savannah Lyle; Sean Richards; Shelby Meredith; smatthew24; Sophia Madden; Stephanie Pendergrass; steve; Steve Willetts; Susanne Meyer; SWFSC - Southwest Acoustic Ecology Lab; Sydney Minges; Taylour Arami; Ted Cheeseman; Tim Bray; Tony Newlin; Trinitie Seeber; Valérie Stekke; Verena Fe
| Purpose | N/A |
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| Alternative Identifiers | 10.82144/db5aa9e8 |
| 4c2cc260-f3a4-4107-a306-791b5840eb6f | |
| https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1751 | |
| cd94ac49-d8f6-4a50-a3ea-82dd8183c154 | |
| https://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_1751 |