Dataset Details - SeaSearch records from Irish coastal waters
Records of marine species encountered by divers in Irish coastal waters.
19/10/2012
17/06/2025
To record the diversity and abundance of marine species around the Irish coastline.
Visual recording of samples while scuba diving.
Coastal waters of Ireland
2003-2019
Recording by citizen-scientists who have taken marine species ID training courses.
Complete
N/A
Open (Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0)
Seasearch, SeaSearch records from Irish coastal waters, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 01 December 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/158>
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
Charlotte Bolton, Seasearch Coordinator
c/o Marine Conservation Society, Over Ross House, Ross Park, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7US.
07776 142096
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| Day | 58948 |
2003
2021
Record Statistics
58948
378
1282
74
| Resolution | No. records |
|---|---|
| 100m | 58948 |
| 1km | 0 |
| 2km | 0 |
| 10km | 0 |
| 50km | 0 |
Surveys
| SurveyId | Title | Data Capture Period | Species | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dataset Attributes
| Attribute | Description |
|---|---|
| Determiner name | The name of the person(s) who verified the identification - used for verify records of difficult taxa. |
| Habitat description | A description of the habitat in which the organism was recorded. |
| Record comment | A comment associated with any individual record. |
Recorded Species
| TaxonId | PrefnameTaxonId | Name | Authority | Group | Rank | Records |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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