Species Detail - Long-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas) - 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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Globicephala melas
Long-finned Pilot Whale
Globicephala melaena, Pilot Whale
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
glmel
(Traill, 1809)
marine mammal
Species
32
1
24
07/05/2015
02/11/2016
1 January (recorded in 1900)
30 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, Long-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas), accessed 22 February 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/324/Species/134742>