id	type	modified	license	rightsHolder	bibliographicCitation	references	datasetID	institutionCode	collectionCode	datasetName	ownerInstitutionCode	basisOfRecord	dynamicProperties	occurrenceID	catalogNumber	recordNumber	recordedBy	individualCount	sex	lifeStage	occurrenceStatus	associatedMedia	associatedOccurrences	associatedReferences	occurrenceRemarks	organismID	organismRemarks	preparations	eventDate	eventTime	year	month	day	verbatimEventDate	habitat	samplingProtocol	samplingEffort	waterBody	islandGroup	island	country	stateProvince	county	municipality	locality	verbatimLocality	minimumElevationInMeters	maximumElevationInMeters	minimumDepthInMeters	maximumDepthInMeters	decimalLatitude	decimalLongitude	geodeticDatum	coordinateUncertaintyInMeters	coordinatePrecision	verbatimCoordinates	verbatimCoordinateSystem	verbatimSRS	footprintWKT	georeferencedBy	georeferencedDate	georeferenceProtocol	identificationQualifier	typeStatus	identifiedBy	dateIdentified	identificationRemarks	scientificNameID	scientificName	kingdom	phylum	class	order	family	genus	subgenus	specificEpithet	infraspecificEpithet	taxonRank	scientificNameAuthorship	vernacularName	nomenclaturalCode	taxonomicStatus	taxonRemarks
489444	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Barbara Perren Zimmerli	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Barbara Perren Zimmerli	HumanObservation		489444	https://happywhale.com/individual/127872;enc=489444	1945_15725		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/127872;enc=489444","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/127872","organism_name":"HW-PM0900003","occurrence_remarks":"(no remarks)"}	https://happywhale.com/individual/127872			2008-09-30T17:06:45	17:06:45	2008	9	30	2008-09-30 17:06:45				Mozambique Channel							Inhambane, Mozambique	Inhambane, Mozambique					-21.741941	35.489960	EPSG:4326	11131.95	0.1				POINT(35.48996 -21.741941)		2008-09-30T17:06:45					2008-09-30T17:06:45	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
657927	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Rebecca Roberts	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Rebecca Roberts	HumanObservation		657927	https://happywhale.com/encounter/657927	1945_208896		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/657927","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"3 sperm whales travelling together"}				2026-02-03T15:49	15:49	2026	2	3	2026-02-03 15:49:00				Indian Ocean							Androy, Madagascar	Androy, Madagascar					-28.582600	46.361700	EPSG:4326	11131.95	0.1				POINT(46.3617 -28.5826)		2026-02-03T15:49					2026-02-03T15:49	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
657928	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Rebecca Roberts	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Rebecca Roberts	HumanObservation		657928	https://happywhale.com/encounter/657928	1945_304710		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/657928","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"3 sperm whales travelling together"}				2026-02-03T15:49	15:49	2026	2	3	2026-02-03 15:49:00				Indian Ocean							Androy, Madagascar	Androy, Madagascar					-26.582600	46.361700	EPSG:4326	11131.95	0.1				POINT(46.3617 -26.5826)		2026-02-03T15:49					2026-02-03T15:49	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
657926	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Rebecca Roberts	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Rebecca Roberts	HumanObservation		657926	https://happywhale.com/encounter/657926	1945_14300		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/657926","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"3 sperm whales travelling together"}				2026-02-03T15:49	15:49	2026	2	3	2026-02-03 15:49:00				Indian Ocean							Androy, Madagascar	Androy, Madagascar					-26.582600	46.361700	EPSG:4326	11131.95	0.1				POINT(46.3617 -26.5826)		2026-02-03T15:49					2026-02-03T15:49	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
441763	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	WangXinyu	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	WangXinyu	HumanObservation		441763	https://happywhale.com/encounter/441763	1945_385403		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/441763","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"Three individuals together"}				2024-02-11		2024	2	11	2024-02-11 00:00:00				Indian Ocean							Réunion, Reunion	Réunion, Reunion					-19.882813	55.909424	EPSG:4326	111319.49	1				POINT(55.909424 -19.882813)		2024-02-11					2024-02-11	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
506477	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	WangXinyu	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	WangXinyu	HumanObservation		506477	https://happywhale.com/encounter/506477	1945_74175		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/506477","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"Three individuals together"}				2024-02-11		2024	2	11	2024-02-11 00:00:00				Indian Ocean							Réunion, Reunion	Réunion, Reunion					-19.882813	55.909424	EPSG:4326	111319.49	1				POINT(55.909424 -19.882813)		2024-02-11					2024-02-11	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
506476	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	WangXinyu	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	WangXinyu	HumanObservation		506476	https://happywhale.com/individual/127870;enc=506476	1945_244552		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/127870;enc=506476","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/127870","organism_name":"HW-PM0900002","occurrence_remarks":"Three individuals together"}	https://happywhale.com/individual/127870			2024-02-11		2024	2	11	2024-02-11 00:00:00				Indian Ocean							Réunion, Reunion	Réunion, Reunion					-19.882813	55.909424	EPSG:4326	111319.49	1				POINT(55.909424 -19.882813)		2024-02-11					2024-02-11	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
441046	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	chengzhang	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	chengzhang	HumanObservation		441046	https://happywhale.com/encounter/441046	1945_315176		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/441046","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"(no remarks)"}				2023-10-03T10:31	10:31	2023	10	3	2023-10-03 10:31:00				Indian Ocean							Black River, Mauritius	Black River, Mauritius					-20.462639	57.183384	EPSG:4326	11131.95	0.1				POINT(57.183384 -20.462639)		2023-10-03T10:31					2023-10-03T10:31	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
427232	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Veronika Nogovitsina	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Veronika Nogovitsina	HumanObservation		427232	https://happywhale.com/encounter/427232	1945_389562		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/427232","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"Mauritius casalot, rivière noire district - 9km from beach"}				2024-01-02T09:14	09:14	2024	1	2	2024-01-02 09:14:00				Indian Ocean							Black River, Mauritius	Black River, Mauritius					-20.286892	57.191693	EPSG:4326	11131.95	0.1				POINT(57.191693 -20.286892)		2024-01-02T09:14					2024-01-02T09:14	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
283240	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Per Nikolaj Bukh	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Per Nikolaj Bukh	HumanObservation		283240	https://happywhale.com/encounter/283240	1945_391194		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/283240","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"Tree sperm whales seen. On the pictures two young adults"}				2022-02-17T08:45:29	08:45:29	2022	2	17	2022-02-17 08:45:29				Indian Ocean							Black River, Mauritius	Black River, Mauritius					-20.375928	57.234125	EPSG:4326	1.11	1e-05				POINT(57.234125 -20.375928)		2022-02-17T08:45:29					2022-02-17T08:45:29	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
465965	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Lana Barteneva	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Lana Barteneva	HumanObservation		465965	https://happywhale.com/individual/127869;enc=465965	1945_115221		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/127869;enc=465965","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/127869","organism_name":"HW-PM0900001","occurrence_remarks":"Adult male"}	https://happywhale.com/individual/127869			2023-08-11		2023	8	11	2023-08-11 00:00:00				Indian Ocean							Pamplemousses, Mauritius	Pamplemousses, Mauritius					-20.029052	57.455138	EPSG:4326	1.11	1e-05				POINT(57.455138 -20.029052)		2023-08-11					2023-08-11	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
465964	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Lana Barteneva	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Lana Barteneva	HumanObservation		465964	https://happywhale.com/encounter/465964	1945_72745		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/465964","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"Display image is the dorsal surface - Adult male"}				2011-05-19		2011	5	19	2011-05-19 00:00:00				Indian Ocean							Pamplemousses, Mauritius	Pamplemousses, Mauritius					-20.036667	57.461667	EPSG:4326	11131.95	0.1				POINT(57.461667 -20.036667)		2011-05-19					2011-05-19	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
477018	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Lana Barteneva	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Lana Barteneva	HumanObservation		477018	https://happywhale.com/encounter/477018	1945_360576		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/477018","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"Adult male"}				2017-03-14		2017	3	14	2017-03-14 00:00:00				Indian Ocean							Pamplemousses, Mauritius	Pamplemousses, Mauritius					-20.036667	57.461667	EPSG:4326	11131.95	0.1				POINT(57.461667 -20.036667)		2017-03-14					2017-03-14	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
569442	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Simon Kendra	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Simon Kendra	HumanObservation		569442	https://happywhale.com/encounter/569442	1945_127505		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/569442","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"A juvenile/baby sperm whale off the coast of Mauritius. Scar looking like an emoji face on the side."}				2023-08-05		2023	8	5	2023-08-05 00:00:00				Indian Ocean							Grand Port, Mauritius	Grand Port, Mauritius					-20.563561	57.933375	EPSG:4326	11131.95	0.1				POINT(57.933375 -20.563561)		2023-08-05					2023-08-05	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
569443	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Simon Kendra	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Simon Kendra	HumanObservation		569443	https://happywhale.com/encounter/569443	1945_351352		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/569443","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"(no remarks)"}				2023-08-05		2023	8	5	2023-08-05 00:00:00				Indian Ocean							Grand Port, Mauritius	Grand Port, Mauritius					-20.563561	57.933375	EPSG:4326	111319.49	1				POINT(57.933375 -20.563561)		2023-08-05					2023-08-05	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
186260	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Michael Scott	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Michael Scott	HumanObservation		186260	https://happywhale.com/encounter/186260	1945_136975		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/186260","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"Out tour boat followed this whale logging at the surface for around 25 minutes. It deep dived once for about 10 minutes; we found it again when it surfaced and followed it for some time, then it dived again - and that is when these two photos were taken."}				2013-12-01T08:47:06	08:47:06	2013	12	1	2013-12-01 08:47:06				Gulf of Oman							Muḩāfaz̧at Masqaţ, Oman	Muḩāfaz̧at Masqaţ, Oman					23.586928	58.640068	EPSG:4326	11131.95	0.1				POINT(58.640068 23.586928)		2013-12-01T08:47:06					2013-12-01T08:47:06	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
186259	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Michael Scott	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Michael Scott	HumanObservation		186259	https://happywhale.com/encounter/186259	1945_125271		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/186259","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"VERY approximate location given. A distant (and much magnified) view of a Sperm Whale tail fluke from a cruise ship at sea."}				2013-11-30T10:44:39	10:44:39	2013	11	30	2013-11-30 10:44:39				Arabian Sea							Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate, Oman	Ash Sharqiyah South Governorate, Oman					20.699600	59.878922	EPSG:4326	111319.49	1				POINT(59.878922 20.6996)		2013-11-30T10:44:39					2013-11-30T10:44:39	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
354974	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Martti	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Martti	HumanObservation		354974	https://happywhale.com/encounter/354974	1945_385110		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/354974","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"(no remarks)"}				2023-02-23T08:41:48	08:41:48	2023	2	23	2023-02-23 08:41:48				Arabian Sea							Al Wusţá, Oman	Al Wusţá, Oman					15.989000	61.807000	EPSG:4326	11131.95	0.1				POINT(61.807 15.989)		2023-02-23T08:41:48					2023-02-23T08:41:48	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
446811	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Tim Stenton	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Tim Stenton	HumanObservation		446811	https://happywhale.com/encounter/446811	1945_344981		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/446811","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"(no remarks)"}				2022-04-16T09:10:38	09:10:38	2022	4	16	2022-04-16 09:10:38				Laccadive Sea							Raa Atoll, Maldives	Raa Atoll, Maldives					5.650475	72.929018	EPSG:4326	111319.49	1				POINT(72.929018 5.650475)		2022-04-16T09:10:38					2022-04-16T09:10:38	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
58139	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	David McGraw	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	David McGraw	HumanObservation		58139	https://happywhale.com/encounter/58139	1945_265128		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/58139","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"date from photo timestamp confirmed"}				2018-12-13T12:45:54	12:45:54	2018	12	13	2018-12-13 12:45:54				Laccadive Sea							Southern, Sri Lanka	Southern, Sri Lanka					5.900000	80.450000	EPSG:4326	11131.95	0.1				POINT(80.45 5.9)		2018-12-13T12:45:54					2018-12-13T12:45:54	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
447932	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Machi Yoshida	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Machi Yoshida	HumanObservation		447932	https://happywhale.com/encounter/447932	1945_155318		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/447932","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"Male 18m Length."}				2024-03-28T13:05	13:05	2024	3	28	2024-03-28 13:05:00				Indian Ocean							Eastern Cape, South Africa	Eastern Cape, South Africa					-34.323822	26.134217	EPSG:4326	11131.95	0.1				POINT(26.134217 -34.323822)		2024-03-28T13:05					2024-03-28T13:05	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
447931	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Machi Yoshida	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Machi Yoshida	HumanObservation		447931	https://happywhale.com/individual/127875;enc=447931	1945_388336		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/127875;enc=447931","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/127875","organism_name":"HW-PM0900004","occurrence_remarks":"Sperm whale, Solo about 13m length"}	https://happywhale.com/individual/127875			2024-03-28T12:40	12:40	2024	3	28	2024-03-28 12:40:00				Indian Ocean							Eastern Cape, South Africa	Eastern Cape, South Africa					-34.315506	26.134435	EPSG:4326	11131.95	0.1				POINT(26.134435 -34.315506)		2024-03-28T12:40					2024-03-28T12:40	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
450492	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Bethany Hannah Carmody	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Bethany Hannah Carmody	HumanObservation		450492	https://happywhale.com/individual/101666;enc=450492	1945_247168		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/101666;enc=450492","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/101666","organism_name":"HW-PM1000002","occurrence_remarks":"Blow was spotted at 1:04, still on surface when approached. dived at 1:11. Defecated just before diving."}	https://happywhale.com/individual/101666			2024-04-20T13:04	13:04	2024	4	20	2024-04-20 13:04:00				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.846913	119.424222	EPSG:4326	1.11	1e-05				POINT(119.424222 -34.846913)		2024-04-20T13:04					2024-04-20T13:04	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
450490	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Bethany Hannah Carmody	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Bethany Hannah Carmody	HumanObservation		450490	https://happywhale.com/encounter/450490	1945_10160		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/450490","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"Found on orca charter. Same sperm whale was found on the 19 April 2024. 450m deep. At surface breathing, white food in mouth (potentially squid, unable to confirm), orcas swimming in and around it, some, making close approaches, potential rake marks on right side of face, defecated after being approached by orcas.  Dived and orcas left, no obvious harm caused to sperm whale."}				2024-04-17T15:33:21	15:33:21	2024	4	17	2024-04-17 15:33:21				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.834517	119.425389	EPSG:4326	1.11	1e-05				POINT(119.425389 -34.834517)		2024-04-17T15:33:21					2024-04-17T15:33:21	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
450489	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Bethany Hannah Carmody	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Bethany Hannah Carmody	HumanObservation		450489	https://happywhale.com/individual/157297;enc=450489	1945_166625		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/157297;enc=450489","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/157297","organism_name":"HW-PM1000012","occurrence_remarks":"Found on orca charter, in 500m of water, no orca near sperm whale. Same male sperm whale found on 17 April 2024."}	https://happywhale.com/individual/157297			2024-04-19T14:22	14:22	2024	4	19	2024-04-19 14:22:00				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.835531	119.431139	EPSG:4326	1.11	1e-05				POINT(119.431139 -34.835531)		2024-04-19T14:22					2024-04-19T14:22	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
171688	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	pia markovic	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	pia markovic	HumanObservation		171688	https://happywhale.com/individual/101666;enc=171688	1945_193710		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/101666;enc=171688","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/101666","organism_name":"HW-PM1000002","occurrence_remarks":"(no remarks)"}	https://happywhale.com/individual/101666			2021-03-17		2021	3	17	2021-03-17 00:00:00				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.666047	119.525804	EPSG:4326	111319.49	1				POINT(119.525804 -34.666047)		2021-03-17					2021-03-17	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
171683	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	pia markovic	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	pia markovic	HumanObservation		171683	https://happywhale.com/individual/101667;enc=171683	1945_38166		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/101667;enc=171683","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/101667","organism_name":"HW-PM1000003","occurrence_remarks":"Sperm Whale in 1500m of water"}	https://happywhale.com/individual/101667			2021-03-25		2021	3	25	2021-03-25 00:00:00				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.668158	119.537601	EPSG:4326	111319.49	1				POINT(119.537601 -34.668158)		2021-03-25					2021-03-25	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
353461	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Bethany Hannah Carmody	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Bethany Hannah Carmody	HumanObservation		353461	https://happywhale.com/individual/101669;enc=353461	1945_174874		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/101669;enc=353461","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/101669","organism_name":"HW-PM1000005","occurrence_remarks":"Heading west"}	https://happywhale.com/individual/101669			2023-03-28T13:56:12	13:56:12	2023	3	28	2023-03-28 13:56:12				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.877500	119.539444	EPSG:4326	1.11	1e-05				POINT(119.539444 -34.8775)		2023-03-28T13:56:12					2023-03-28T13:56:12	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
171685	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	pia markovic	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	pia markovic	HumanObservation		171685	https://happywhale.com/encounter/171685	1945_93776		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/171685","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"(no remarks)"}				2021-04-06		2021	4	6	2021-04-06 00:00:00				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.662017	119.561892	EPSG:4326	111319.49	1				POINT(119.561892 -34.662017)		2021-04-06					2021-04-06	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
171687	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	pia markovic	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	pia markovic	HumanObservation		171687	https://happywhale.com/encounter/171687	1945_23333		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/171687","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"Sperm Whale in 1500m"}				2021-03-31		2021	3	31	2021-03-31 00:00:00				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.694203	119.576912	EPSG:4326	111319.49	1				POINT(119.576912 -34.694203)		2021-03-31					2021-03-31	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
353458	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Bethany Hannah Carmody	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Bethany Hannah Carmody	HumanObservation		353458	https://happywhale.com/encounter/353458	1945_285398		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/353458","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"Heading west. Breathing on surface, did not seem disturbed by boat. Dived."}				2023-03-28T10:14:05	10:14:05	2023	3	28	2023-03-28 10:14:05				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.690000	119.586667	EPSG:4326	1.11	1e-05				POINT(119.586667 -34.69)		2023-03-28T10:14:05					2023-03-28T10:14:05	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
171684	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	pia markovic	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	pia markovic	HumanObservation		171684	https://happywhale.com/encounter/171684	1945_308788		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/171684","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"Sperm Whale in 1500m of water"}				2021-04-07		2021	4	7	2021-04-07 00:00:00				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.627558	119.592533	EPSG:4326	111319.49	1				POINT(119.592533 -34.627558)		2021-04-07					2021-04-07	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
171686	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	pia markovic	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	pia markovic	HumanObservation		171686	https://happywhale.com/individual/101665;enc=171686	1945_312152		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/101665;enc=171686","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/101665","organism_name":"HW-PM1000001","occurrence_remarks":"Sperm Whale in 1500m"}	https://happywhale.com/individual/101665			2021-03-26		2021	3	26	2021-03-26 00:00:00				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.650155	119.598026	EPSG:4326	111319.49	1				POINT(119.598026 -34.650155)		2021-03-26					2021-03-26	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
174248	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	pia markovic	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	pia markovic	HumanObservation		174248	https://happywhale.com/individual/101668;enc=174248	1945_156858		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/101668;enc=174248","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/101668","organism_name":"HW-PM1000004","occurrence_remarks":"Sperm Whale in 2000m of water. Interesting marking forward of dorsal"}	https://happywhale.com/individual/101668			2021-04-19		2021	4	19	2021-04-19 00:00:00				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.659722	119.603090	EPSG:4326	111319.49	1				POINT(119.60309 -34.659722)		2021-04-19					2021-04-19	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
646196	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Bethany Hannah Carmody	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Bethany Hannah Carmody	HumanObservation		646196	https://happywhale.com/individual/157292;enc=646196	1945_367148		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/157292;enc=646196","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/157292","organism_name":"HW-PM1000007","occurrence_remarks":"Due to large super pod only 3 clear individual fluke shots taken. Vessel surrounded by Sperm whales estimated over 100 sperm whales blowing at surface. Orca around Sperm whales. Nibbles pod appeared in between the Sperm Whales for a few minutes then moved off. Sperm whale group of possible females and calf's. Young calf tail fluke still folded. Sperm whales grouped up around 12:30-12:54 . Birds still above. Digby swam between Sperm whales before they split into two tight groups."}	https://happywhale.com/individual/157292			2026-01-11T12:03	12:03	2026	1	11	2026-01-11 12:03:00				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.755781	119.604822	EPSG:4326	1.11	1e-05				POINT(119.604822 -34.755781)		2026-01-11T12:03					2026-01-11T12:03	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
645489	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Bethany Hannah Carmody	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Bethany Hannah Carmody	HumanObservation		645489	https://happywhale.com/individual/157296;enc=645489	1945_389946		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/157296;enc=645489","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/157296","organism_name":"HW-PM1000011","occurrence_remarks":"Photographer: Plaxy Barratt. Observed on board Orca tour with 4 other large adults, observed feeding on Giant Squid with Albatross, breathing continuously at surface, deep dive at 10:54. Another adult sperm whale was sighted at 12:04 in the same day."}	https://happywhale.com/individual/157296			2022-04-14T10:53:59	10:53:59	2022	4	14	2022-04-14 10:53:59				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.776467	119.604850	EPSG:4326	1.11	1e-05				POINT(119.60485 -34.776467)		2022-04-14T10:53:59					2022-04-14T10:53:59	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
450491	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Bethany Hannah Carmody	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Bethany Hannah Carmody	HumanObservation		450491	https://happywhale.com/encounter/450491	1945_304580		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/450491","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"Dived heading south west, on surface for 6 minutes after we found it already on the surface. No orca around sperm whale."}				2024-04-19T11:16	11:16	2024	4	19	2024-04-19 11:16:00				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.787261	119.628736	EPSG:4326	11131.95	0.1				POINT(119.628736 -34.787261)		2024-04-19T11:16					2024-04-19T11:16	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
645493	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Bethany Hannah Carmody	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Bethany Hannah Carmody	HumanObservation		645493	https://happywhale.com/individual/157294;enc=645493	1945_125458		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/157294;enc=645493","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/157294","organism_name":"HW-PM1000009","occurrence_remarks":"Photographer: Jodie Lowe Alone at the surface, breathing, tail fluke shot when dived."}	https://happywhale.com/individual/157294			2022-03-28T12:25:52	12:25:52	2022	3	28	2022-03-28 12:25:52				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.660000	119.640000	EPSG:4326	111319.49	1				POINT(119.64 -34.66)		2022-03-28T12:25:52					2022-03-28T12:25:52	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
646195	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Bethany Hannah Carmody	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Bethany Hannah Carmody	HumanObservation		646195	https://happywhale.com/individual/157293;enc=646195	1945_141182		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/157293;enc=646195","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/157293","organism_name":"HW-PM1000008","occurrence_remarks":"Passive behaviour at the surface alone before diving."}	https://happywhale.com/individual/157293			2023-04-19T10:45	10:45	2023	4	19	2023-04-19 10:45:00				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.660000	119.640000	EPSG:4326	111319.49	1				POINT(119.64 -34.66)		2023-04-19T10:45					2023-04-19T10:45	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
353459	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Bethany Hannah Carmody	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Bethany Hannah Carmody	HumanObservation		353459	https://happywhale.com/encounter/353459	1945_70270		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/353459","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"Heading west. Breathing on surface before taking deep dive. Not disturbed by boat."}				2023-03-28T10:38	10:38	2023	3	28	2023-03-28 10:38:00				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.759167	119.657778	EPSG:4326	1.11	1e-05				POINT(119.657778 -34.759167)		2023-03-28T10:38					2023-03-28T10:38	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
353460	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Bethany Hannah Carmody	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Bethany Hannah Carmody	HumanObservation		353460	https://happywhale.com/encounter/353460	1945_302375		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/353460","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"Heading SW. Water temp 21.7 degrees C"}				2023-03-28T10:51	10:51	2023	3	28	2023-03-28 10:51:00				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.760278	119.664167	EPSG:4326	1.11	1e-05				POINT(119.664167 -34.760278)		2023-03-28T10:51					2023-03-28T10:51	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
645490	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Bethany Hannah Carmody	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Bethany Hannah Carmody	HumanObservation		645490	https://happywhale.com/individual/157295;enc=645490	1945_64847		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/157295;enc=645490","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/157295","organism_name":"HW-PM1000010","occurrence_remarks":"Approx 18m. Logging for approx 15 mins before dive."}	https://happywhale.com/individual/157295			2022-04-16T14:23:48	14:23:48	2022	4	16	2022-04-16 14:23:48				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.725867	119.744033	EPSG:4326	1.11	1e-05				POINT(119.744033 -34.725867)		2022-04-16T14:23:48					2022-04-16T14:23:48	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
645492	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	Bethany Hannah Carmody	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	Bethany Hannah Carmody	HumanObservation		645492	https://happywhale.com/individual/157291;enc=645492	1945_83482		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/individual/157291;enc=645492","organism_id":"https://happywhale.com/individual/157291","organism_name":"HW-PM1000006","occurrence_remarks":"Scratches on head and discoloured patch on back. White colour patches on underside of tail fluke. Encounter #5 sperm - head on approach - obvious no turn or attempt to turn from boat, approached 2knts"}	https://happywhale.com/individual/157291			2022-04-16T14:56:49	14:56:49	2022	4	16	2022-04-16 14:56:49				Great Australian Bight							Western Australia, Australia	Western Australia, Australia					-34.742483	119.823400	EPSG:4326	1.11	1e-05				POINT(119.8234 -34.742483)		2022-04-16T14:56:49					2022-04-16T14:56:49	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
676020	Event	2026-07-15 06:02:11	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0	ANGEL SUN	[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/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. Hyrenbach. 2009. OBIS-SEAMAP: The world data center for marine mammal, sea bird, and sea turtle distributions. Oceanography 22(2):104-115		1945	Happywhale.com	1945	Happywhale - Sperm whale in Indian Ocean	ANGEL SUN	HumanObservation		676020	https://happywhale.com/encounter/676020	1945_84790		1			present			[{"crossref":{"citeinfo":{"title":"Happywhale encounters","title_html":"Happywhale encounters","origin":"Cheeseman, T. and K. Southerland","pubdate":"2026","onlink":"https:\/\/happywhale.com\/"}}}]	Photo identification; {"catalog_number":"https://happywhale.com/encounter/676020","organism_id":"(unknown)","organism_name":"(no name)","occurrence_remarks":"(no remarks)"}				2025-09-01T05:25:04	05:25:04	2025	9	1	2025-09-01 05:25:04				Indian Ocean							Black River, Mauritius	Black River, Mauritius					-20.361728	57.330083	EPSG:4326	1.11	1e-05				POINT(57.330083 -20.361728)		2025-09-01T05:25:04					2025-09-01T05:25:04	Identification Type: Photo Identification	urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:137119	Physeter macrocephalus	Animalia	Chordata	Mammalia	Cetacea	Physeteridae	Physeter		macrocephalus		Species	Linnaeus, 1758	Sperm whale	WoRMS LSID	valid	Taxon recorded as "Sperm Whale" by the provider
