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Happywhale - Killer Whale in North Pacific Ocean

Dataset homepage

Citation

Happywhale. 2021. Happywhale - Killer Whale in North Pacific Ocean. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1718) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.15468/t887xq accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-05-19.

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 200 contributors in alphabetic order: Aaron Kreisberg; Adam Ernster; adam maire; Alain Bidart; Alexander Allison; Alvaro Jaramillo; Angelika Ludwiczak; Angie Wrightson; Anieke Brombacher; Anika Miskar; Anna Astafurova; Annamarie Dunn; Ben Hagler; Benjamin Lewis Hargrave; Berit Solstad; Bernhard; Bill; bill sturgeon; Blain Anderson; Bob Schafer; Bradley Vanston; Brendan Keane; Bryan McDonald; Camilo Rada; Carol Irwin; Carolyn Anderson; Cathy Bacon; Cecilia Ruiz; chelsea bradley; Cheng-Hui Wong; Chris Biertuempfel; Christian Adlhart; Chris Witwer; Cottele Benny; Curt Finfrock; Cynthia; Daniel Cayton; Dan Olsen; Darrel DeLong; Dave Kutz; David Egelston; David W Myers II; Dawn; Deborah Komatsu; Deborah Mayson; Debra Kettler; Dennis Rogers; Denny Zwiefelhofer; Diane Edmonds; Donna Ikenberry; Doug Cheeseman; Drew Collins; Edith Simonson; Elke; Emma Luck; Emma Nelson; Floyd Hayes; Frank Blache; Frank Wurtzel; Gabrille Lopez; Gail Koza; Garden; Geoff Kerr; Gerard Menut; Gina Ruttle; Hadley Gross; Hazel Pittwood; Hugo Cline; james begeman; James F C Hyde IV; James Fiedler; James Moskito; Jean Pierre Orduña R.; Jennifer Fought; Jennifer Singleton; Jill K Quaintance; Jim Nahmens; Joel Barrett; Johnny Giese; Jonathan Espin-Hempsall; Joshua Koester; Joshua Meza-Fidalgo; Julian Clark; Julie Huckvale; Justin Hofman; Kate Spencer; Kathleen Roggero; Kathryn Clouston; Kathy Newstead; Kátia Silva; Katie Dunbar; Keith Gourlay; Kelly Boatwright; Kelly Fitzgerald; Kenneth O'Brien; Kimberly Nesbitt; Kirsten; Kirstie Basford; Kootenay Wilderness; Kristin Campbell; Kylie West; Laura; Laura Gurak; Laure Patricot; Linn Jackson; Lori & Rich Rothstein; Lorry; Marcel Vinicius de Morais; Marc Pelissier; Marcus Bergström; Margaret Burks; Maria Sunshine; Marie O'Shaughnessy; Marilia Olio; Marjorie Hawkins; Mark Andrew Cornish; Mark Doing; Mark Edwin Ayre; Mark Girardeau; Mark OBrien; Martin Tassche; Mary Etta Cochran; Mason Donny; Maureen Lien; Megan Montes; Michael Jackson; Michele Parker; Michelle Booth; Michelle Cherry; Mike Doherty; Mike Donald; Mike Greenfelder; Mike Justa; Mindy Groves; Mindy Huston; Miranda Williams; Monica Hofmann; Monica Smith; Nathan Kelley; Nathan Small; Neil McDermott; Nicholas Gray; Nicholas King; Nico Heyning; Nicole; Nicole Dwyer; Nicole LaRoche; Nicole Rusch; Nicole Schriber; Nicole Sucre; Niki Weiss; Nina Kee; NOAA National Marine Mammal Laboratory; Oana Claudia Gasit; Patrick Sysiong; Patrick Wieler; paul garriott; Paul Pudwell; Pearl Thompson; Pedro Jesus Dominguez Mendez; Peggy Mundy; Peter B McAllister; Peter West Carey; Petra Glardon; Philip Stone; Rachel Gearhart; Rae Fellenberg; Raghavan Nair; Rémi Bigonneau; Rhonda Glisson; Richard Sidey; Rilee Currie; Robert Bowen; Rob Gons; Robyn Case; Roger Davis; Sabine Threin; Sanne Bakkers; Sara Franson; Sara Kirlin; sara ryan; Scott Spickler; Scott Veirs; Sean McRae; Selena Santos Rivera; shannon; Shari Bookstaff; Shelby Nielson; Shelly Erceg; Sigi Wiesner; Ted Cheeseman; Teresa cue; Tess Chapman; Tori Bowe; Trinitie Seeber; Vicki Beaver; Vincent von Kaenel; Wally’s Whales Tales; Wayne Staples; Yves Roumazeilles

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. Orcinus orca
    common name: Killer Whale rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Bering Sea;Celebes Sea;Gulf of Alaska;Gulf of California;North Pacific Ocean;The Coastal Waters of Southeast Alaska and British Columbia;The Northwestern Passages

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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