Species Detail - Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Explore Your Shore".
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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Phoca vitulina
Harbour Seal
NBNSYS0000005135
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex II || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex V || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
phvit
Linnaeus, 1758
Marine mammal
Species
114
58
38
27/12/2018
09/02/2025
1 January (recorded in 1969)
31 December (recorded in 1988)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Explore Your Shore, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Harbour Seal (Phoca vitulina), accessed 15 July 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/305/Species/134647>