Species Detail - Common Seal (Phoca vitulina) - Species information displayed is based on all datasets.
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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Phoca vitulina
Common Seal
Eastern Atlantic Harbour Seal
Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex II || Protected Species: EU Habitats Directive >> Annex V || Protected Species: Wildlife Acts
phvit
Linnaeus, 1758
marine mammal
Species
7041
235
90
01/01/1960
01/05/2024
1 January (recorded in 1969)
31 December (recorded in 1988)
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland, Common Seal (Phoca vitulina), accessed 29 November 2024, <https://maps.biodiversityireland.ie/Species/134647>