Species Detail - Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "ObSERVE Visual Surveys for 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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Balaenoptera physalus
Fin Whale
NBNSYS0000005160
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Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
baphy
(Linnaeus, 1758)
marine mammal
Species
24
5
15
25/08/2015
03/11/2016
1 January (recorded in 1862)
31 December (recorded in 2001)
Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment, ObSERVE Visual Surveys for Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus), accessed 21 April 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/324/Species/134654>