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North Atlantic humpback whale records, 2020–2025

Explore openly licensed OBIS occurrence records. Compare reported locations and dates, then add notes for a marine wildlife study.

OBIS and the contributing datasets identified in each record. Records retrieved on 2026-09-15. Follow each dataset link for its full citation and publisher.

About this dataset

  • This map includes 1,104 CC BY or CC0 records from 29,190 OBIS records in the selected region and 2020–2025 period.
  • Both record and dataset terms must permit reuse under CC BY or CC0. Non-commercial and unknown terms are excluded.
  • The selection uses a geographic rectangle. Records near the edge can fall outside a strict ocean or sea boundary.
  • Points show reported occurrence coordinates. Repeated records and survey effort can strongly affect the pattern.
  • This is a dated observation dataset. It does not show a migration route, population size, or guaranteed wildlife sightings.
  • The citation field retains the contributing dataset citation and its DOI when the source supplies one.

Source and licence

OBIS and contributing datasets

Licence: CC BY 4.0 and CC0

GeoJSON download details

The download includes all 1,104 features as points. Coordinates use longitude and latitude in WGS84.

The preparation date is when we prepared this dataset. Read the source notes for the dates covered by the data.

GeoJSON fields 6
name
Reported scientific name.
event_date
Source observation date or date range.
dataset
Contributing dataset title.
citation
Full contributing dataset citation supplied by OBIS.
source_url
Contributing dataset page and citation.
license
Licence attached to the record or its source dataset.