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Happywhale - Humpback Whale in South Atlantic Ocean

Dataset homepage

Citation

Happywhale. 2021. 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 2022-05-22.

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 136 contributors in alphabetic order: Adrian Boyle; Agustina Ramirez; Alan Henry; Alan Johanson; Alan Jones; Aleksandr Trach; Alex Vogel; Aline de Jesus Lobo; Amy Kennedy; Andrea Klaussner; Andrew Thompson; Anita Fuentes; Anna Astafurova; Anna Belcher; Annette Bombosch; Ashley Hamilton; Beluga Zeng; Benjamin Wambergue; Ben Osborne; Brian Dolan; British Antarctic Survey (BAS) research staff; Bruce Pailthorpe; Byron Elvin Berger; Carina Gsottbauer; Carla Fiorito; Carl Henry; Carlos Martins; Carmen; Caroline Weir; Carolyn Dankowski; Chris Croxson; Christian Engelke; Chris Wilkinson; Cindy Marple; Claude Peffer; Claudia Weber-Gebert; Conor Ryan; Crawford Anderson; Daiana Paula da Silva Cabral; Daniela Abras; David Cummings; David Pechey; Deborah Komatsu; Dmitrii Kiselev; Dolores Muff; Dyer Island Cruises; Eli Konen; Ella Crowie; Ella Potts; Els Vermeulen; Érika Coelho; Fabio; Fabio Daura; Frank Tetreault; Gabriela Fernandes; Genna Roland; Gerald Friesen; Hans Verdaat; Heidi Krajewsky; Helen Ahern; Helen Moore; Holly Harper; HUMPBACK WHALE INSTITUTE - BRAZIL; James F C Hyde IV; James William Lynn; Jamie Coleman; Jeannine Winkel; Jean-Paul Hafner; Jeff; Jeff Higgott; Jim Wilson; jlddt; Jo Feldman; John Belchamber; John Dickens; Julio Cardoso; Karen Backer; Kendra Chittenden; Ken " The Whale-man " Moore; Kurtis Randall; Lauren Farmer; Leiv Poncet; Liliane Lodi; LUIZ OTAVIO FREITAS MAIA JUNIOR; Madelyn Caltabiano; Marcel Vinicius de Morais; Marcus Bergström; Maria Isabel Carvalho Gonçalves; Marijke Nita de Boer; Marilia Olio; Mark Andrew Cornish; Mark Doing; Mark Harris; Markus Tamm; Martin Collins; Mike Greenfelder; Miranda; Natalie Ensor; Nereida Paris; Nikki; Nir Shaviv; Pamela Le Noury; Paul Lipschitz; Peter Amster; Pieter Gorzeman; Pippa Low; Plancius; Rachel Rodell; Renata Sousa-Lima; Richard Ingels; Ruben Fijn; Sacha Viquerat; Santiago Imberti; Sarah Keenan; Sara Jenner; Shreya; Siyu Liu; Southern Right Charters; Steph & Oli Prince; Sue Flanagan; Susan Albrecht; Susan Portnoy; Ted Cheeseman; Thomas Ronge; Tobias Brehm; Tom Barcley; Tony Chewter; Tony wright; Troels Jacobsen; Trond Elde; Umesh Madan; Vahe Guzelimian; Valeria D'Agostino; Virginia Mach; Vivian Lambert; Wayne Brown

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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