Species Detail - Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "ObSERVE II Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
Live Map

Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Grampus griseus
Risso's Dolphin
NHMSYS0000080194 RecommendedWell-formed
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex IV || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
grgri
(G. Cuvier, 1812)
Marine mammal
Species
40
12
28
18/06/2021
06/03/2023
1 January (recorded in 2010)
27 December (recorded in 1980)
Department of Climate, Energy & the Environment, ObSERVE II Aerial Surveys for Seabirds and Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Risso's Dolphin (Grampus griseus), accessed 14 March 2026, https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/442/Species/134743

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)