Marine Mammal Sightings From the Whale Alert Application
The Whale Alert app allows users to report observations of the presence of whales, whether alive, dead, or in a vulnerable state, which provides crucial information for researchers and decision-makers. Whale Alert incorporates a long list of threatened and endangered species, such as the blue whale and the North Atlantic right whale, and covers Canadian and US waters. Users can play a direct role in the conservation of these species by reporting sightings of live, dead, and distressed animals. For more information, please see the data context.
Note: Sightings within the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the USA aren't available through SLGO.
Data and resources
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File listing whale occurrences from the Whale Alert application. Formatted to Darwin Core standard.CSV Open
Additional information
| Temporal extent | 2014-08-20 – ongoing |
|---|---|
| Vertical extent | 0.0 – 0.0 m |
| Date (creation) | 2014-08-20 |
| Date (publication) | 2018-07-11 |
| Date (revision) | 2023-02-20 |
| Status | onGoing |
| Update frequency | asNeeded |
| Metadata language | fr |
| License | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |
| Source metadata | ISO 19115 XML |
| Last updated | 2026-07-31 |
| Created | 2026-07-31 |
| API | package_show |