Species Detail - Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings - PRECAST Surveys 2003 - 2011".
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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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
70
19
36
22/06/2008
09/12/2010
1 January (recorded in 1862)
31 December (recorded in 2001)
Irish Whale & Dolphin Group, IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings - PRECAST Surveys 2003 - 2011, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus), accessed 22 February 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/235/Species/134654>