Species Detail - Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "SCANS II Survey Data (2005)".
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 acutorostrata
Minke Whale
Lesser Rorqual
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
baacu
Lacépède, 1804
marine mammal
Species
27
14
21
07/07/2005
26/07/2005
1 January (recorded in 1860)
29 December (recorded in 2018)
Sea Mammal Research Unit, University of St Andrews., SCANS II Survey Data (2005), National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), accessed 22 February 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/243/Species/134741>