Species Detail - Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "ObSERVE Visual Surveys for Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin".

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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Phocoena phocoena
Common Porpoise
Harbour Porpoise
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex II || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts || Threatened Species: OSPAR Convention
phpho
(Linnaeus, 1758)
marine mammal
Species
1
0
1
23/08/2015
23/08/2015
1 January (recorded in 1900)
31 December (recorded in 2006)
Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment, ObSERVE Visual Surveys for Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Common Porpoise (Phocoena phocoena), accessed 22 February 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/324/Species/134662>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)