Species Detail - Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings - PRECAST Surveys 2003 - 2011".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Lagenorhynchus acutus
Atlantic White-sided Dolphin
N/A
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
laacu
(Gray, 1828)
marine mammal
Species
12
1
9
08/04/2008
24/07/2010
1 January (recorded in 1876)
31 December (recorded in 2005)
Irish Whale & Dolphin Group, IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings - PRECAST Surveys 2003 - 2011, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Atlantic White-sided Dolphin (Lagenorhynchus acutus), accessed 22 February 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/235/Species/134744>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)