Species Detail - Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "ObSERVE II Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and 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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Megaptera novaeangliae
Humpback Whale
NBNSYS0000005159
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
menov
(Borowski, 1781)
Marine mammal
Species
4
1
2
10/07/2022
17/09/2022
1 January (recorded in 2021)
29 December (recorded in 2020)
Department of Climate, Energy & the Environment, ObSERVE II Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae), accessed 14 March 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/442/Species/134653