Dataset
EurOBIS Oceans Past Initiative Open in mapper Explore occurrences
This dataset includes worldwide data on whale catches and effort, whaling statistics, whaling technology, whale oil and whaling logbooks. The data covers the time period 1700-2000.
Citation: T.D. Smith ed. 'World Whaling Database: Individual Whale Catches, North Atlantic' in J.H Nicholls (comp.) HMAP Data Pages (https://oceanspast.org/hmap_db.php)
Published: September 17, 2025 at 10:12
URL: http://ipt.vliz.be/eurobis/resource?r=hmap_04
Tim Smith
World Whaling Project
Oceans Past Initiative
Oceans Past Initiative
World Whaling Project
World Whaling Project
John Nicholls
The University of Dublin, Trinity College
| Field | Missing | Invalid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| coordinateUncertaintyInMeters | 64,765 |
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| maximumDepthInMeters | 64,765 |
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| minimumDepthInMeters | 64,765 |
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| scientificNameID | 1,051 |
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The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.
| Flag | Dropped | Records | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO_DEPTH | 64,765 |
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| ON_LAND | 2,990 |
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| NO_MATCH | 1,051 |
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| WORMS_ANNOTATION_REJECT_AMBIGUOUS | 1,051 |
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