Species Detail - Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings - non-effort related sightings 2003 - 2015".
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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Phoca vitulina
Common Seal
Eastern Atlantic Harbour Seal
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phvit
Linnaeus, 1758
marine mammal
Species
1
1
1
13/09/2004
13/09/2004
1 January (recorded in 1969)
31 December (recorded in 1988)
Irish Whale & Dolphin Group, IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings - non-effort related sightings 2003 - 2015, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Common Seal (Phoca vitulina), accessed 22 February 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/234/Species/134647>