Happywhale - Fin Whale in North Atlantic Ocean

Ted Cheeseman; Ted Cheeseman

doi:10.15468/ayceyz

Happywhale - Fin Whale in North Atlantic Ocean

Citation

Happywhale. 2022. 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 2023-09-30.

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 36 contributors in alphabetic order: Alexa Kershaw; Annette Bombosch; Anton Chaiko; bev dant; Bjarki; Caitlin Fitzmaurice; Cees Tineke; Christian Engelke; Claudia Wagner; Conor Ryan; Dale Frink; Dan Harville; De Wulf Maurina (maluga); Dominique Gallo; Franck Hollander; Harold Moses; Joy van der Beek; Kathie Rokita; Kerstin Langenberger; Maddy Montgomery; Madelon Stuut; Margot Sib; Marilia Olio; Mark OBrien; Max Block; Mitch Doucet; Norbert; Per Nikolaj Bukh; Raimondeau; Rory Jackson West Cork Ocean Tours; Sara Franson; Sarah Kather; Sea Fever Productions; Ted Cheeseman; Theo Vickers; Tobias Brehm

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;Celtic Sea;Davis Strait;Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland;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