Happywhale - Common Minke Whale in North Atlantic Ocean
Citation
Happywhale. 2022. Happywhale - Common Minke Whale in North Atlantic Ocean. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1741) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.15468/kfe9ge accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-04.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. Supplemental information: 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 24 contributors in alphabetic order: Allison Smith; Andrew Thompson; bev dant; Caitlin Fitzmaurice; Chloé Chartrand; Chris Mahy; Ed John; Félix Bélanger; Hans Verdaat; Lior Behar; Marilia Olio; Mark OBrien; Michael John Stevenson; Mitch Doucet; Mona Wong; MS Fridtjof Nansen; Rory Jackson West Cork Ocean Tours; Sarah Robinson; Sara Jenner; Serguei Ponomarenko; S. Helgu; Simon villeneuve; Ted Cheeseman; Theo VickersPurpose
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Study Extent
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Additional info
marine, harvested by iOBISTaxonomic Coverages
Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
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Balaenoptera acutorostratacommon name: Common Minke Whale rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Barentsz Sea;Bay of Fundy;Celtic Sea;Davis Strait;Gulf of St. Lawrence;Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland;Labrador Sea;North Atlantic Ocean;North Sea
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Ted Cheesemanoriginator
position: Primary contact
Happywhale
email: ted@happywhale.com
OBIS-SEAMAP
metadata author
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: https://seamap.env.duke.edu
OBIS-SEAMAP
distributor
Marine Geospatial Ecology Lab, Duke University
A328 LSRC building
Durham
27708
NC
US
email: seamap-contact@duke.edu
homepage: https://seamap.env.duke.edu
Ted Cheeseman
owner
position: Primary contact
Happywhale
email: ted@happywhale.com
Ted Cheeseman
originator
happywhale.com
email: ted@happywhale.com
homepage: https://happywhale.com
Ted Cheeseman
administrative point of contact
position: Primary contact
Happywhale
email: ted@happywhale.com