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Happywhale - Humpback whale in South Pacific Ocean

Dataset homepage

Citation

Happywhale. 2023. Happywhale - Humpback whale in South Pacific Ocean. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1768) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.15468/6f2y4w accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-09-30.

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 704 contributors in alphabetic order: Abbie; Adam Bradley; Adrian Bell; Adrian Paul; Aeon for Ocean; Alan Jennison; Alan Mclean; Alan Melville; Alanna Beck Godfrey; Alan Ramelli; Alexander Grabham; Alexander Rivest; Alexandra Whittaker; Alex Macipe; Alex Rodrigo Sánchez Barra; Alex Vogel; Alfredo Carrasco Valdivieso; Al Hall; Alice van Ark; Alicia; Alison Lanza; Alison Short; Allan Cronin; Alli Clarke; Amanda Philp; Amanda Vance; Amanda Zimmerman; Amber Prentice; Amber Zuvela; Amelia Street; Amol Ghodke; Amy Marmin; Amy Thomas; Amy Woodhouse; ana; Anastasia; Andrea Petit Grüter; Andreas Geislinger; Andre Joanisse; Andrew Cowley; Andrew Dyson; Andrew Jones; Andrew Peacock; Andrew Young; Andy Murray; Ange Anderson; Angela; Angela Fontaine; Angela Lucieer; Angelica Schroffel; Angella McPherson; Anita mills; Annalee Harder; Annalisa Paparo; Anneke Borrett; Anne Marie Basquin; Annette Eggleston; Annie Skarratt; Annika Dahlberg; Ann Joned; Anthony Bebb; Anthony Brown; anthony Crampton; Anthony Lacey (Tony) Lunt; Anthony Walsh; Antoine Viot; April Houweling; Arne Bivrin; Arun; Ash McMurrich; Auckland Whale & Dolphin Safari; Audrey Lazaris; Aukje van Wissen; Avery; Avigail Meirson; Baileigh gaylard; Barbara Anne Brandon; Barbara Bowers; Barbara Elliot; Barry Callister; Baz A Brown; B. Cameron Lee; Belinda Barker; Belinda Buso; Belinda carey; Belle Sinclair; Ben Jacobsen; Ben Perceval; Benthe Koster; Ben Wilbor; Billy Emme; Blueys Photography; Bob Jensen; Bonita Holmes-Nuu; Brett Lloyd Payne; Brett Lobwein; Brian Dolan; Bronwyn Keller; Brooke Thompson; Bruno Fabbo; Bryan Grundy; Bud Lensing; Caine Delacy; Caitlin ford; Camila Calderón Quirgas; Camilla Davis; Cara Orr; Cara V; Carla Patulny; Carlos Moreno; Carlos Olavarria; Carlynn Matehaere; Carmel Laxton; Carola Heiner-Braun; Cass; Cassandra Smith; Cassie Chronik; Cassie Duncan; Celine Dujardin; Chantelle; Charlotte Esposito; Chelsea Fairley; Cheree Robinson; Cheryl Cooper; Chris Mackenzie; Chrissy Choi; Christina Stubbs; Christine Whalan; Christophe; Christopher Kim Lau; CIFAMAC; Cindy Marple; Cindy Reich; Claire Garrigue; Claire Parkyn; Claudio F. Vidal; Clayton Harris; Colin Van den Bossche; Conor Ryan; Constanza Carolina Rojas Cerda; Constanza Rojas Cerda; coralie fuchs; Crystal Miskin; Cynthia Bodycote; Cynthia Manning; Dana Thacker; Dani Abras; Daniel; Daniela McCann; Daniel Burns; Daniel Davis; Daniel Lovisa; Daniel Slotwiner; DarrenJew; Darren Rice; Darren Wong; Daryn Young; Dave Lawson; Dave Phillips; David; David de Groot; David Donnelly; David Gowans; David Hidalgo; David Palfrey; Deanne Clunie; deb duggan; Deborah Lee Vandermeer; Deb Smith; Deirdre Reynolds; Denise Hill; Denise mardel; Dianne Newman; Diego; Dom; Dominic May; Dominik Fretz; Donna Romeril; Donna Wilson; Drew O'Shannassy; Dr Trish Franklin; Dr Wally Franklin; East Coast Whale Watch Citizen Scientists; Eileen Roche; Elaine Medlin; Elie Vannier; Ella Pepper; Ellen Louise Lee; Eloise Wright; Elsa Freschet; Emilee thompson; Emily; Emily Derix; Emily Ebbutt; Emily Kumar; Emma Phillips; Eric Carr; Erik Sandvig; Erin Doust; Erin Flannery; Eva Gordon; evenmoemonkey; Fabian Varasteh; Felipe Arruda; Fernanda Moura; Fernando Félix Grijalva; Fiamma; Fiona Robertson; fiona wardle; Flo Kuyper; Frederik; Gabriel Leiva Muñoz; Gailene Hughes; Gaye Henderson; GBR Legacy; Geoff Kerr; Geoffrey Reginald McGrath; Geoff Richmond; Geoff Steele; Geoff White; George; George Penokie; Georgia Hume; Georgina Hume; Gerald Friesen; Gerrit Schmidt-Foss; Gillian Prior; Glen Bradford; Glenda Emmerson; Glenn; Gonzalo Gomez; Gordon Williams; Grace Russell; Greg Adcock; GretavdR; Gustavo Cevallos; Gypsy Streiner; Hailey Sara; Hamish Laird; Hannah Berg; Hannah Busch; hannah gordon; Hannah Lawson; Hayley Charlton-Howard; Hayley Edmondson-Clark; Hayley Newell; Helen Robertson; Herve Sibert; Holly Dowell; Horst Klotz; Ian Barnes; Ian Prain; Ian Routley; Ingrid Laurence; Iona Bonney; Isaac Self; Isabelle Scott; Ismail Shiyaad; Jack McCabe; Jacob McMaster; Jaden Orli; Jaime Bolaños Jiménez; James F C Hyde IV; James Green; James Unsworth; Jamie Coleman; Janelle Bressow; Jan Hunter; Janine hoult; Jan Reed; Jan & Saskia; Jarmo Joensuu; Jasmine Carey; Jasmine Fenton; Jason gilmore; Jayden Freeman; Jazmin-Breeze Freeman; Jean-François Peretti; Jean-Louis Delezenne; Jeannine Winkel; Jean Pierre Orduña R.; Jeffrey Addison; Jemma Mead; Jen; Jen Cruickshank; Jenn; Jennifer Liang; Jennifer Smith; Jenni Payne; Jessica Milne; Jess scionti; Jess terry; Jess Thomas; Jetty Dive Centre; Jill Ashby; Jill Hein; Jim Eaton; jimmy langman; Jim Wilson; Joan Manuel de Aloysio; Joanne Buddle; Joaquin Fregoni; Jo Bird; Jodi Carlton; Jodie Lowe; Jodie ward; Jodi Pringle; Joe Goodson; Joel Moore; John Chardine; John Goodridge; john henderson; John Howard; John Schwarzrock; John Thompson; Jordan Wainwright; Jorge Acevedo; Jorge Herreros; Joseph Hinchey; Joseph Michael; Joshua ROUGER; Joshua Woods; Josie Banens; Josie Faulkner; Jo Ward; J S Batchelor; Juan Capella; Juan Francisco Espinoza Nievas; Juan Manuel Salcedo; Judith Denkinger; Judith Hitchcock; Judy Barnes; Julia Brown; Julia Graeter; Julianna Diehl; Julia Wilson; Julie Brown; Julie Cronin; Julie Decker; Julie Kondor; Julien Dagher; Julie Parker; June Burlingame Smith; Kahala; Karen Stone; Karolina Dawkins; Kate Stafford; Katherine Rose; Katherine Spicer; Kathy; Kathy D'Arnay; Kathy Schlief; Katie Forbes; Kayla Foord; Kellie Anset; Kellie Leonard; Kelly Summers; Kelly V; Kelsey Scott; Ken Struthers; Kerry Cameron; Kerry Purvis; Kerstin Ko; Kevin Gunn; KEVIN JOHN HILL; Kimberley Kanages; Kimberley McClintock; Kim Powell; Kim Read; Kim Stowers; Kim van Oudheusden; Ko; Kristen MacDonald; Kristie Dickinson; Kylie Jones; Kylie Ryan; Kym-Cheree Adams; Lancy Cheng; Laura Chaffey; Laura Darlington; Laura Gourgas; Lawrence Friell; Leanne; Leanne Eden; Leanne Maffesoni; Leanne Siveyer; Lee Matthews; Leonie Danninger; Lesley Teale; letitia scott; Lianne MacLeod; Libby Troy; Lily Barnett; Lindsay Devery; Lindsey; Lisa Brown; Lisa Connors; Lisa Kruger; Lisa Roberts; Lisa Skelton; Liz Jackson; Liz McGinnes; Lorelei Murdoch; Lorelle Phoenix; Lory Barra; Lucas Skelly; Lucia; Lucile Sachot; Lucy Tyrrell; Lyle Leonidas; Lynda Booth; Lynda Fay Latimer; Lynda Shaw; Lynn Salmon; Maarten van Rossum; Mackenzie Dunkley; Maddy Prince; Madeleine Brasier; Madison McGreevy; Madison Miketa; Mads Andreasen; Marg McPhee; maria canahua; Marian Bennett; Marian Herz; Mariela Cornejo; Marie Z. Gardner; Marilia Olio; Marine Mammal Ecology Group, University of Auckland; Marjorie Kibby; Mark Andrew Cornish; Mark Davis; Mark Morris; Mark Scanlan; Mark Shepherd; Mark Wong; Marnie Griffiths; Matt Draper; matthew; Matthew Bendt; Me; Megan Roy; Melanie Bragg; Melanie Smith; Melissa Webb; Merryn Dunleavy; Mette Lubczyk; Michael Bates; Michael Brighton; Michael Cupitt; Michael Evans; Michael Gruber; Michael John Watson; Michael Mathes; Michael Shelley; Michelle Sutton; Michelle Vela; Mindy Huston; Miranda van der Linde; Miriam de Vries; miro; misha baars; Monica Woolmer; Mr Ashley Sykes; MS Fridtjof Nansen; Myriam Gessner; Nadia Aly; Nadine Holfter; Naomie Jenkins; Naomi Lessels; Narelle Rhodes; Natalia Lucía Repetto; Natalia Serrano; Natalie Poole; natasha n; Nathaniel Lau; Nathan Kelley; Neil Vincent; Nelson Jay; Nicole prideaux; Nicole Rosser; Nikita Retsas; Nikolas panagis; Nina Kee; Noosa Oceanrider; Norfolk Island Whale Survey; Ocean Wildlife Encounters; Olaf Meynecke; Olive Andrews; Olivia Brodhurst; Olivia Van Baarsen; Omar Barroso Putare; Oma Tafua; Onboard Photographers-Sea World Cruises; ONG Vuelve al Océano; Oscar Balm; Pacific Whale Foundation; Passenger I Tasman Venture; Pat Duggan; Patrick O Byrne; Paul Clammer; Paul Cottis; Paul G; paul glasby; Paul Hodda; Paul Jackson; Paul John Scranton; Paul Kensley; Paul Myers; Peggy; Penney Lang; Penni James; Peta Beeman; Pete Garbett; Pete Naik; Peter Bedford; Peter harris; Peter Harrison; Petra Glardon; Phil House; Philip Precey; Philip van Dueren; Phill Bowey; Pia Montanaro; RaAn; Rachael C; Rachel Jewiss; Rachel Robinson; Rachel Roughan; Rae Gill; Rae Sissons; Raina Burke; Ralf Linnemann; Raphael Mayaud; Rebecca; Rebecca Lightfoot; Rebecca Sutherland; Rebekah; Reinhold Skoglund; Renee DeBont; Rhani Turcolin; Rhianna; Rhys Grainger; Ricardo JANER; Ricardo Matus; Richard Bruce Taylor; Richard Howitt; Richard Schofield; Richard W Dolan; Rich Griffith; Rich Hudnut Jr; Rik Nijhuis; Riley Rogers; Ri Moy; Rita Kluge; Ritsuko Fujimori; Roberta Skoric; Robert Hamilton; Robert Watson; Robert Whelan; Robin; Robin Hughes; Robin Pearson; Robyn Box; Robyn Sawyer; Roland; Rolf Clarke; Ronlee ash; Ronny Ling; Ros; Rosalind Butt; Rosanne; Roxane Damseaux; Ruby Slavet-Burr; Rupert Maloney; Ruth McMullan; Ryan Twomey; Sacha Guggenheimer; Sage Davis; Sally Forsyrhe; Sally Hinton; Samantha Roberson; Samantha Wakefield; Sam Tedcastle; Sam Watkins - Travelling Jewel Photography; Sandie williams; Sandra; Sandra Patterson; Sandy Carroll; Sandy Mendel; Sara Fernandez; Sarah; Sarah Birbeck; Sarah Freeman; Sarah Gower; Sarah Heath; Sarah Johnson; Sarah Kather; Scott Portelli; Scott Wallace; Sean adair; Sebastian Matias Lescano; Selina Guckenbiehl; Selket Kaufman; sergio ujevic; Shae Libbis; Shannon meaney; Sharee Nagle; Sharni Statham; Sharon Steiner; Sharyn Coffee; Sian Francis; Sigi Wiesner; Sigrid Visser; Simon; Simon Marville; Simon Ottner; Siro Mueller; sonia buckley; Sophia Blechschmidt; Sophia Zell; Sophie Hindmarsh; Stefan Braeger; Stefan Kleijkamp; Steffo Polar; Stephanie Jensen; Stephen; Stephen Brown; Stephenie Ezzy; Stephen Lee; Stephen S; Stephen Steele; Steven Wincor; Steve Saragossi; Stilianos Trikoulis; Sue Grimshaw; Sue Hewitt; Sue Reid; Sunreef Mooloolaba; Susan Bengtson Nash; Susan Monkley; Susanna Wong; Suzee Wolstenholme; Swathi Singh; Tamara Bulley; Tammie Jaeger; Tanya Johnstone; Tanya Snowden; Tarni McKay; Ted Cheeseman; teena_swinburne@hotmail.com; Terrence Richards; Terri-Lynn Ferguson; Thea Thompson; Therese Elsey; Tim Cunningham; Tim dunn; Tim Glaeser; Timothy Roper; Tim Shaw; Tim Zieger; Toby Dickson; Toby Janes; Tod Spencer; Tom Pegram; Tony Jungels; tory guy; Tory Johnson; Tracey Cragg; Tracy Farr; Tracy Waters; Trent; Trevor A Schweitzer; Trevor Fillingham; Trish Nickson; Tyrone Brent Mckendry; University of the Sunshine Coast; Ursula Benstead; Valentina Marín benitez; Veronika Doppelreiter; Vicente Aravena Yañez; Vicki Beaver; Vicki Neville; VICKI WELSH; Vicki Wilson; Vicky Sprecak; Vincent von Kaenel; Wayne Bell; Wayne Finger; Wazza Stubbs; Wendy Blacka; Wendy Fehlberg; Wendy klein; Whalesong Cruises Hervey Bay; Whale Watching Chile; Wild Ocean Tasmania; Wilhelm SUESSENBACH; wukai kong; Yvonne Au; Yvonne Rosemary Callander Bellamy; Zachary eagleson; Zachary Horton; Zee Merven; Zoe Hyson

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. Megaptera novaeangliae
    common name: Humpback whale rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Bass Strait;Coral Sea;South Pacific Ocean;Tasman 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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