Species Detail - Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) Database".
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
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
baphy
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Marine mammal
Species
18
8
5
14/08/2025
14/10/2025
1 January (recorded in 1862)
31 December (recorded in 2001)
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) Database, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Fin Whale (Balaenoptera physalus), accessed 03 July 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/441/Species/134654