Species Detail - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings - ISCOPE Surveys 2005 - 2009".
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50km
Marine Map - 50km
Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Species image
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Megaptera novaeangliae
Humpback Whale
NBNSYS0000005159
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Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
menov
(Borowski, 1781)
marine mammal
Species
3
3
3
18/10/2007
27/05/2009
1 January (recorded in 2021)
29 December (recorded in 2020)
Irish Whale & Dolphin Group, IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings - ISCOPE Surveys 2005 - 2009, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), accessed 21 April 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/232/Species/134653>