Species Detail - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "ObSERVE Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin".
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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Megaptera novaeangliae
Humpback Whale
N/A
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
menov
(Borowski, 1781)
marine mammal
Species
2
0
2
23/11/2015
28/02/2016
1 January (recorded in 2021)
29 December (recorded in 2020)
Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment, ObSERVE Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), accessed 22 February 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/322/Species/134653>