10.82144/eef3b34d
981f9634-9895-486e-8886-68ae41420920
https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1938
9fa01f07-d884-4c07-918c-93755657b8d3
https://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_1938
zd_1938
Happywhale - White-beaked dolphin in Arctic Ocean
Ted
Cheeseman
Happywhale.com
Primary contact
ted@happywhale.com
https://happywhale.com
OBIS-SEAMAP
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
NC
27708
US
seamap-contact@duke.edu
https://seamap.env.duke.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
NC
27708
US
seamap-contact@duke.edu
https://seamap.env.duke.edu
distributor
Ted
Cheeseman
Happywhale.com
Primary contact
ted@happywhale.com
https://happywhale.com
owner
Ted
Cheeseman
Happywhale.com
ted@happywhale.com
https://happywhale.com
originator
2026-01-15
eng
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.
Marine Biology
PhotoID
N/A
Occurrence
GBIF Dataset Type Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_type_2015-07-10.xml
Observation
GBIF Dataset Subtype Vocabulary: http://rs.gbif.org/vocabulary/gbif/dataset_subtype.xml
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 14 contributors in alphabetic order:
Andrew Thompson; Anton Chaiko; Brian Sweeney; Colin Koonce; Evelyn; Greta Henderson; Marilia Olio; MS Maud; MV Hondius; Nacho Oria; Science Coordinator MS Fram; Sigrún Helgudóttir; steve; Ted Cheeseman
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC-BY-NC) 4.0 License.
https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1938
Data extent
-18.39798
79.085483
79.085483
65.531422
2012-07-14
2025-06-24
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
species
Lagenorhynchus albirostris
White-beaked dolphin
N/A
weekly
Ted
Cheeseman
Happywhale.com
Primary contact
ted@happywhale.com
https://happywhale.com
NA
NA
NA
Happywhale - White-beaked dolphin in Arctic Ocean
Ted
Cheeseman
owner
NA
2026-01-15T10:54:46.000-05:00
dataset
Happywhale. 2025. Happywhale - White-beaked dolphin in Arctic Ocean. Version 1.2.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.82144/eef3b34d.
Southerland, K., and T. Cheeseman. 2026. Happywhale encounter.
OBIS-SEAMAP Dataset Page
UTF-8
Interactive map
https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1938
FGDC Metadata
UTF-8
XML
https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1938/fgdc
EML Metadata
UTF-8
XML
https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1938/eml
OBIS-SEAMAP
zd_1938
zd_1938
981f9634-9895-486e-8886-68ae41420920/v1.2.xml