Species Detail - Long-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas) - 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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Globicephala melas
Long-finned Pilot Whale
NHMSYS0000080193
RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
glmel
(Traill, 1809)
Marine mammal
Species
41
4
27
02/08/2021
06/03/2023
1 January (recorded in 1900)
30 December (recorded in 2006)
Department of Climate, Energy & the Environment, ObSERVE II Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Long-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala melas), accessed 14 March 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/442/Species/134742