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Happywhale - Common minke whale in North Atlantic Ocean

Dataset homepage

Citation

Happywhale. 2024. 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 2025-07-10.

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 45 contributors in alphabetic order: Alex Lamoreaux; Allie Smith; Andrew Thompson; bev dant; Bob Deleno; Caitlin Fitzmaurice; Cees Tineke; Chad Carlson; Chloé Chartrand; Chris Mahy; Ed John; Espaço Talassa; Félix Bélanger; Jack Digman; Jeannine Winkel; Jennifer Stoudt; Jen Villers; John House; Julie Fesquet; Liam Ragan; Lior Behar; Loes de Heus; Malcolm Clark; Marielle Janotta; Marilia Olio; Mark Morse; Mella Re; Michael John Stevenson; Michael Stone; Mitch Doucet; Mona Wong; MS Fridtjof Nansen; MS Maud; Phillippa Tichotova; Rory Jackson West Cork Ocean Tours; Sarah Robinson; Sara Jenner; Seán O'Callaghan; Serguei Ponomarenko; Sigrún Helgudóttir; Simon villeneuve; Ted Cheeseman; Theo Vickers; Tim Stenton; Vanessa Newhook

Purpose

Not available

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

  1. NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
  1. Balaenoptera acutorostrata
    common 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 Cheeseman
originator
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
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