Species Detail - Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Explore Your Shore".

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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Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Minke Whale
NHMSYS0000080192 UnverifiedUnverified
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
baacu
Lacépède, 1804
marine mammal
Species
2
2
2
11/06/2023
19/05/2024
1 January (recorded in 1860)
29 December (recorded in 2018)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Explore Your Shore, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Minke Whale (Balaenoptera acutorostrata), accessed 21 April 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/305/Species/134741>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)