Happywhale - Fin whale in North Atlantic Ocean

Ted Cheeseman; Ted Cheeseman

doi:10.15468/ayceyz

Happywhale - Fin whale in North Atlantic Ocean

Citation

Happywhale. 2024. Happywhale - Fin whale in North Atlantic Ocean. Data downloaded from OBIS-SEAMAP (http://seamap.env.duke.edu/dataset/1750) on yyyy-mm-dd originated from Happywhale.com. https://doi.org/10.15468/ayceyz accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-05-17.

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 74 contributors in alphabetic order: Alexa Kershaw; Allie Smith; Annette Bombosch; Anton Chaiko; Aurora Expeditions Sylvia Earle; bev dant; Bjarki; Bob Schafer; Caitlin Fitzmaurice; Caroline Lagier; Catherine MacRae; Cees Tineke; Christian Engelke; Claudia Wagner; Conor Ryan; Corinne Eichler; Dale Frink; Dan Harville; De Wulf Maurina (maluga); Dominique Gallo; Duncan; Edy Mercuriali; Em Dueck; Emma Fowler; Emma Lever; Espaço Talassa; Franck Hollander; Harold Moses; Heidi Krajewsky; Holly Morgan-Wynne; Jack Digman; Jamie Coleman; Jennifer Stoudt; John House; Joy van der Beek; Julie Fesquet; Kari Heistad; Kathie Rokita; Kerstin Langenberger; Lars Maltha Rasmussen; Lobosonda; Maddy Montgomery; Madelon Rosenplänter; Margot Sib; Marilia Olio; Matthias De Kimpe; Max Block; Melissa Martel ROMM; Mella Re; Michel Moisan; Mitch Doucet; MS Fridtjof Nansen; Nicolas PANIER; Norbert; Patrick Chauvet; Paul Spillmann; Per Nikolaj Bukh; Raimondeau; Rita Da Costa Leitão; Rory Jackson West Cork Ocean Tours; Samantha Coppola; Sandrine Papias; Sara Franson; Sarah Kather; Sea Fever Productions; Simon Gregory; Stephen Tattersall; steve; Ted Cheeseman; Theo Vickers; Tianshuo Wang; Tobias Brehm; Tyler Robbins; Warren Zimmer

Purpose

Not available

Sampling Description

Study Extent

NA

Sampling

NA

Method steps

NA

Additional info

marine, harvested by iOBIS

Taxonomic Coverages

Scientific names are based on the Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).

Balaenoptera physalus
common name: Fin whale rank: species

Geographic Coverages

Barentsz Sea;Bay of Biscay;Bay of Fundy;Beaufort Sea;Celtic Sea;Davis Strait;Gulf of St. Lawrence;Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland;Labrador Sea;Ligurian Sea;Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin;North Atlantic Ocean;Strait of Gibraltar;Tyrrhenian 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