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Happywhale - Humpback whale in South Atlantic Ocean

Dataset homepage

Citation

Happywhale. 2024. Happywhale - Humpback whale in South Atlantic Ocean. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1766) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.15468/v6r8s9 accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-06-12.

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 342 contributors in alphabetic order: adam maire; Adriana Moretta; Adrian Boyle; Adriano Adamson Paiva; Agustina Ramirez; Alain Bidart; Alan Henry; Alan Johanson; Alan Jones; Aleksandr Trach; Alexander Assis Moreira; Alexandre Piemonte; Alexandre Zerbini; Alex Vogel; Aline de Jesus Lobo; Amy Kennedy; André Soller; Andrew Macau de Lima; Andrew Thompson; Anerléia Barbosa; Anna Astafurova; Anna Belcher; Annette Bombosch; Ashley Hamilton; Aurelio Rufo; Aurora Expeditions Greg Mortimer; Aurora Expeditions Sylvia Earle; Aveline Galea; Beatriz Ribeiro; Beatriz Rosse Queiroz; Becci Jewell; Beluga Zeng; Benjamin Wambergue; BENJAMIN WILLIAM PEARCE; Ben Osborne; Ben Phalan; BIA HETZEL; Brian Dolan; Brian Kirsch; British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research staff; Bronwen Trupp; Bruce Pailthorpe; Bruna Monteiro de Magalhães; Byron Elvin Berger; Camille De Castro; Carina Gsottbauer; Carla Fiorito; Carley Lowe; Carl Henry; Carlos Martins; Carmen; Carol; Carol Hemminger; Caroline Lupini; Carolyn Dankowski; Cecilia Facchola; César Augusto Gribaudo; Chiara Franzoni; Chris Croxson; Chris M; Chris & Monique Fallows; Chris Peryer; Christian Engelke; Chris Wilkinson; Cindy Marple; Cindy Miller Hopkins; Claude Peffer; Claudia Weber-Gebert; Colleen Goujjane; Conor Ryan; Crawford Anderson; Cynthia Wilson; Daiana Paula da Silva Cabral; Dale Frink; Dani Abras; Daniela Derron; Danielle Conry; Dave de Beer; David Boyarski; David Cummings; David Hurwitz; David Pechey; David Simms; Deborah Komatsu; Declan Troy; Diana Carvalho de Freitas; Diego Menezes Marto; Dmitrii Kiselev; Dolores Muff; Dr. Johannes Meiler; Dyer Island Cruises; EcoSaber; Ecosul Turismo; Edgar Roller; Eli Konen; Elisa Seyboth; Ella Crowie; Ella Potts; Ellen Adelman; Els Vermeulen; Emily Clarke; Érika Coelho; Erika Ramos Mello; Evelien Haels; Ezra Siegel; Fabiana magon limonete; Fabiane Mota; Fabio; Felipe Buloto; Felipe Sousa Furtado; Filipe Versehgi Silva; Flávia de Paulo Daurelio; Frank Santos; Frank Tetreault; Gabi Carrera; Gabriela C Oms; Gabriela Corso da Silva; Gabriela Fernandes; Gabriel Lisboa; Gabriel Serwy Caram; G Adventures Expedition Team; Gareth Greenwood; Genna Roland; George Perry; Geovana cartaxo; Gerald Friesen; Gilmara Barros de Lima; Giovana H. Meneguin; Graham Knights; Gustavo Henrique Acosta; Gustavo Pedro de Paula; Gwenael Vourch; Hayley Adlam; Heidi Krajewsky; Heinz Toperczer; Heitor C; heitor rodrigues; Helder Antônio Medina Avila; Helen Ahern; Helena Muller Manzano; Helen Moore; Holly Harper; HUMPBACK WHALE INSTITUTE - BRAZIL; Ilha do Gato; Ingrid Van Keilegom; Inia; Isabel Spieth; Jack-Jan de Jonge; Jacqueline Bath; James F C Hyde IV; James Tyrrell; James William Lynn; James Wreyford; Jamie Coleman; Jan Werndl; Javier Cotin; Jeannine Winkel; Jean-Paul Hafner; Jeff; Jeff Bullied; Jeff Higgott; Jeffrey Slater; Jeff Thiemann; Jill Niederberger; Jim Wilson; jlddt; Joel Moore; Jo Feldman; John Belchamber; John Dickens; Joshua Matson; Joshua Pons; Joy Reidenberg; Judy Anderson; Judy Barnes; Juergen Gangoly; Julio Cardoso; Karen Backer; Karen Ballard; Karen Ordway; Karina Costa; Katlyn Taylor; Kendra Chittenden; Ken The Whale-man Moore; Kevin Elsby; Kimberly Nesbitt; Klaus Beher; KP Science; Kurtis Randall; Laís Machado; Lais Vilasbôas Azevedo; Lara Rodrigues Leite; Laura Fuzaro; Lauren Farmer; Leah Hall; Leigh Segel; Leiv Poncet; Leon Strydom; Lidio França; Liliane Lodi; linda vaughn; Lisa Heinz; Litty Tan; Lomvi; lsm971229; Lucas Ruddy; Lucca Spinola Perez; Ludmila faria; Luiza Panini; LUIZ OTAVIO FREITAS MAIA JUNIOR; Lyara Maurutto; Lynn Salmon; Madelyn Caltabiano; Magda Laís Paiva Diniz; Mailén Palma; Maíta Moura; MARCELO CANEPPELE; Marcelo Francisco de Lima; Marcel V. de Morais; Marcus Bergström; Maria Intxaustegi; Mariana Merchiol; Marijke Nita de Boer; Marilia Olio; Marina Leite Marques; Marine Ecology and Conservation Lab; Mario Fernando Prieto Peres; Mark Doing; Mark Harris; Markus Tamm; Martin Anstee; Martin Collins; Martin Digby; Martin Etsebeth; Mathilde Hoogerwerf; Matthew Germishuizen; Maycon Victorino Cardoso; Mdu Seakamela; Melisa Coronel; Merlijn Hulsenboom; Michael P Rubinstein; Michael Scott; Mike Greenfelder; Miranda; Monica Franco da Fonseca; Monika Trümper; MS Fridtjof Nansen; MS Roald Amundsen; MS Seaventure citizen science; Namibian Dolphin Project; Natália Carneiro; Natalie Ensor; Nathalia Pequino; Nereida Paris; Nicholas Fourie; Nikki; Nir Shaviv; Pamela Le Noury; Patagonia Azul; Patrick Rüegg; Paula Olson; Paul Lipschitz; Paul Page; Pedro Cappelli Saad Raizer; Peter Amster; Petra Glardon; Phil Crane; Pieter Gorzeman; Pippa Low; Plancius; Projeto Amigo da Jubarte; Rachel Rodell; Rafael Sacharny Machado; Raphael Silveira; Raquel do Vale; @redemarbrasil; Renata Sousa-Lima; Richard Ingels; Richard Nicoll; Roberta Becker Montibeller; Robert Carr; Robert Stallard; Rodrigo Passos dos Santos; ROSEMBERGG LOURES RODRIGUES; R Schimpf; Ruben Fijn; Sabina Bleisch; Sacha Viquerat; Sandra Wayman; Sanne Paarman; Sarah Kather; Sarah Keenan; Sara Jenner; Seamade; Sea Shepherd Brasil; Sergio Cipolotti; Shirley; Shreya; Sidney Batista Dutra Júnior; Simone Eley; Simon Elwen; Siyu Liu; Southern Right Charters; Stanislav Stelmakhovich; Stefan Kaeser; Steph & Oli Prince; steve; Stuart Harley; Sue Flanagan; Susan Albrecht; Susan Portnoy; suse kuhn; Tamima Itani; Tatiana Mantovani Miranda dos Santos; Tatiane de Oliveira Hirose; Ted Cheeseman; Thais Hokoç M Melo; Thais Marina Prado; Thiago Onofre Pinheiro Rosa; Thomas Kuwatsch; Thomas Ronge; TIAGO BARACHO; Tiago Rodrigues; Tim Stenton; Tobias Brehm; Tom Barcley; Tom odbert; Tony Chewter; Tony wright; Troels Jacobsen; Trond Elde; Umesh Madan; Vahe Guzelimian; Valeria D'Agostino; Valérie Vogelsanger; Virginia Mach; Vivian Lambert; Vivianne Torres Mendonça; Wang Xiaogang; Wayne Brown; WhaleExpeditionSA; Yanco Gomes Ferreira

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

South Atlantic Ocean

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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