Species Detail - Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) - Species information displayed is based on the dataset "Rare marine fishes taken in Irish waters from 1786 to 2008".

Terrestrial Map - 10km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 10km grid square (ITM).
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Marine Map - 50km

Distribution of the number of records recorded within each 50km grid square (WGS84).
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Scomber scombrus
Mackerel
NBNSYS0000177868 UnverifiedUnverified
N/A
scsco
Linnaeus, 1758
bony fish (Actinopterygii)
Species
3
2
2
01/12/1970
28/04/2004
7 January (recorded in 2024)
27 November (recorded in 2016)
Sea-Fisheries Protection Authority, Rare marine fishes taken in Irish waters from 1786 to 2008, National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Mackerel (Scomber scombrus), accessed 21 April 2025, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Dataset/89/Species/13290>

Records per month (across all datasets)

Records per year (across all datasets)