Dataset Details - IWDG Chondrichthyan Database
Chondrichthyan data collated from a variety of sources
31/08/2017
20/07/2021
Record and understand the geographic distribution of chondrichthyans in Irish waters
Sightings are received either through the IWDG's online record submission form, or directly by email
The Exclusive Economic Zone of the Republic of Ireland and the waters defined by the Northern Ireland Adjacent Waters Limit
2000 to 2020
All records validated by the IWDG
Ongoing
https://www.npws.ie/publications/red-lists
Irish Whale & Dolphin Group
Restricted (Data can be viewed on the mapping system but is not available for download)
Irish Whale & Dolphin Group, IWDG Chondrichthyan Database, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 25 April 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/264>
Dataset species distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map
Dataset record distribution

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50Km

Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
Live Map
Dataset Contacts
Irish Whale & Dolphin Group
Dave Wall
National Biodiversity Data Centre, WIT West Campus, Carriganore, Co. Waterford
+353-51-306240
Records per year
Species per year
Date Statistics
Resolution No. records
Day 1654
2000
2020
Record Statistics

1654

226

1

0

Resolution No. records
100m 1654
1km 0
2km 0
10km 0
50km 0
Dataset Attributes
Attribute Description
Abundance Measure of abundance of the organism recorded
Source Original source of data
Species code Standard species code
Species code type Standard species code type: N, NODC code; T, TSN code; W, WoRMS AphiaID code
Recorded Species
TaxonId PrefnameTaxonId Name Authority Group Rank Records
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