Species Detail - Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Balaenoptera physalus
Fin Whale
Common Rorqual, Finback Whale
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
baphy
(Linnaeus, 1758)
marine mammal
Species
1374
186
165
01/01/1862
04/07/2023
1 January (recorded in 1862)
31 December (recorded in 2001)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus), accessed 28 March 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/134654>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)