Survey Details - Porcupine Shelf SAC Surveys 2025 (LBAF-MO-25-05)
Porcupine Shelf SAC Surveys 2025 (LBAF-MO-25-05)
Cetacean and seabird records from targeted boat-based cetacean surveys conducted within the Porcupine Shelf SAC from August to October 2025.
County Mayo Local Biodiversity Action Fund
Visual and acoustic survey along pre-determined transect lines.
Data taken within the Porcupine Shelf SAC boundary and while on transit in and out from Ballyglass pier, Co. Mayo.
14 August 2025, 21 August 2025 and 14 October 2025
High level of confidence. Data collected by experienced marine mammal observers (MMOs) and seabird observers. Data reviewed and validated by IWDG sightings officer.
Cetacean Surveys in the Porcupine Shelf Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Report 2025, currently unpublished and held by Mayo County Council & National Parks and Wildlife Service
Collated by the National Biodiversity Data Centre from different sources, Local Biodiversity Action Fund (LBAF) Database, Survey: Porcupine Shelf SAC Surveys 2025 (LBAF-MO-25-05), National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, accessed 05 June 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/441/Survey/1815
Survey Statistics
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Survey species distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of species recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Survey records distribution
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Terrestrial Map - 10km
Distribution of the number of records within each 10km grid square (ITM).Marine Map - 50Km
Marine Map - 50Km
Distribution of the number of records within each 50km grid square (WGS84).Records per year
Species per year