Happywhale - Sperm whale in North Pacific Ocean
Citation
Happywhale. 2024. Happywhale - Sperm whale in North Pacific Ocean. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1727) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.15468/dj59sv accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-10-13.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 46 contributors in alphabetic order: Adam Baxter; adam maire; Alisa Schulman-Janiger (California Killer Whale Project); Barbara Taylor; Bruce Whittington; Cascadia Research Collective; Delaney Trowbridge; Emma Keen; Eric Austin Yee; Erich Starzinger; Fernando Arcas; Frank Rotter; Gordon Gates; Iván Miranda Franco; James Moskito; Jay Barlow; Jean Huber; Joel Southerland; Joe Noonan; John Moran; Kimberly Nesbitt; Lauren A Wild; Lindsay Curtis; Lory Barra; Lotti Keenan; Marian Herz; Marijke Nita de Boer; Mark Girardeau; Matthew West; Matt Jackson; Molly Batts; Nicole Tatum; Nicole Webster; Nina Moysi; Olive Andrews; Paula Olson; steve; Steve Comstock; Suzanne Yin; Sydney Minges; Ted Cheeseman; Todd Chandler; Ula Yu; Vicki Beaver; Whale Watch Cabo; Yvonne deGorterPurpose
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Sampling Description
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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Physeter macrocephaluscommon name: Sperm whale rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Bering Sea;Gulf of Alaska;Gulf of California;North Pacific Ocean;Philippine Sea;South China Sea;The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia
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