Species Detail - Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus) - 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 musculus
Blue Whale
NBNSYS0000005163
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Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: OSPAR Convention
bamus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
marine mammal
Species
1
0
1
17/09/2008
17/09/2008
1 January (recorded in 1767)
18 December (recorded in 1957)
Irish Whale & Dolphin Group, IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings - PRECAST Surveys 2003 - 2011, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Blue Whale (Balaenoptera musculus), accessed 21 April 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/235/Species/134656>