Description
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 335 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 South Atlantic Ocean. Version 1.5.0. Dataset published in OBIS-SEAMAP and originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.82144/d5a5d0a4.
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: a980e1d1-1733-481e-9288-45f106d187a5. 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/1719 UTF-8 Interactive map |
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| FGDC Metadata | https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1719/fgdc UTF-8 XML |
| EML Metadata | https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1719/eml UTF-8 XML |
Contacts
- Metadata Provider ●
- Distributor
- A328 LSRC building
Geographic Coverage
Data extent
| Bounding Coordinates | South West [-60, -66.775], North East [-27.212, -27.212] |
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Taxonomic Coverage
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
| Species | Orcinus orca (Killer whale) |
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Temporal Coverage
| Start Date / End Date | 2007-11-27 / 2026-01-06 |
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Project Data
No Description available
| Title | Happywhale - Killer whale in South Atlantic 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_1719 |
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| Collection Identifier | zd_1719 |
| 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 82 contributors in alphabetic order: adam maire; Adrian Boyle; Alain Bidart; Alexandrea Tice; Alexis M.; Alex Vogel; Andrew Feldhaus; Andy Coleman; Andy Pollard; Anita Gould; Annette Bombosch; Aurora Expeditions Sylvia Earle; Bahia Bustamante Lodge; brad siviour; Carina Gsottbauer; Charles Mason; Cibele Monique Sanches; Claudia Schmidt; claudio rodriguez; Conor Ryan; Crawford Anderson; Dan Brown; Dani Abras; Devi; Dominic Sasse; Dr. Johannes Meiler; Ella Potts; Erin T.; Francesco Mandrile; Graeme Snow; Helen Freshcoln; Isaure Michaud; Jamie Coleman; Jason Denesevich; Javier Cotin; Jim Zakreski; Joel Moore; Joerg Becker; Jonathan Reid; Jono Leadley; Joshua Peck; JuleeMango; Katlyn Taylor; Kevin Elsby; Kevin Guion; Kimberly Nesbitt; Madalena; Margery Maskell; Marian Herz; Marilia Olio; Martin Anstee; Martin Collins; Matthew Messina; Michelle Kirkpatrick; Mikolaj Golachowski; Mr. Ronald Henry Cooper; MV Hondius; Nathan Small; Pamela Le Noury; Patagonia Azul; Paul Lipschitz; Paul Stillman; Peter Geraerts; Philip Precey; Phil Schultz; Plancius; Régis PERDRIAT; Robert Gowan; Rob Jansen; Rune Kongsro; Sarah Kather; Sarah Keenan; Sara Jenner; steve; Sue Forbes; Taryn Lawson; Ted Cheeseman; Uli-Erfurth; Veronique Bertani; Vicki Beaver; Yasmine Ayane; Yuri Choufour
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| Alternative Identifiers | 10.82144/d5a5d0a4 |
| a980e1d1-1733-481e-9288-45f106d187a5 | |
| https://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1719 | |
| 34b300d6-4a7c-47da-a830-58688183431b | |
| https://ipt.env.duke.edu/resource?r=zd_1719 |