Dataset Details - A complete database of the beach seining on the west coast of Ireland from 2000 to 2007
A complete database of information from flatfish surveys on the west coast of Ireland
28/06/2011
11/06/2025
To obtain knowledge about the importance of shallow intertidal areas on the west coast of Ireland and to obtain data on the abundance and size structure of flatfish
Data collected from beach seining of beaches in counties Galway and Kerry
Beaches in Galway Bay and Kerry
2000 to 2007
All records validated by Dr. David McGrath and Paul Casburn
The dataset is complete
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Restricted (Data can be viewed on the mapping system but is not available for download)
Seasearch, A complete database of the beach seining on the west coast of Ireland from 2000 to 2007, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 30 October 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/6>
Dataset species distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Dataset record distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Dataset Contacts
David McGrath, Paul Casburn
Department of Life Sciences, GMIT, Galway
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Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| Day | 1214 |
| Month | 12 |
2000
2007
Record Statistics
1226
13
73
0
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| 100m | 916 |
| 1km | 36 |
| 2km | 0 |
| 10km | 274 |
| 50km | 0 |
Dataset Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Abundance | Measure of abundance of the organism recorded |
| Common name | The common name of the taxon |
| Haul number | Haul number |
| Record comment | A comment associated with any individual record |
| Tag numbers | Tag numbers |
Recorded Species
| TaxonId | PrefnameTaxonId | Name | Authority | Group | Rank | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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