Data

In addition to the Data being gathered by Explore Your Shore! the National Biodiversity Data Centre stores and maps marine biodiversity data sets on our Biodiversity Maps interface. Here we list all marine data sets currently available to view on Biodiversity Maps.

Marine Biodiversity Data Sets 

Database Name Database Source
Explore Your Shore! National Biodiversity Data Centre
Irish Marine Turtle Database Simon Berrow & Gabriel King
Rare marine fishes taken in Irish waters from 1786 to 2008 Sea Fisheries Protection Agency
Marine sites, habitats and species data collected during the BioMar survey of Ireland Trinity College Dublin
Coastal and Marine Species Database National Biodiversity Data Centre
Marine Species in Irish Coastal Waters Seasearch Ireland
Seaweeds of Ireland The British Phycological Society/NUIG
European Seabirds at Sea (ESAS) bird sightings 1980-2003 Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Seabird 2000 BirdWatch Ireland
Irish Federation of Sea Anglers Catch Data Irish Federation of Sea Anglers
Lichens of Rocky Seashores Biology.ie
European Seabirds and Sea (ESAS) Cetacean Sightings 1980-2003 Joint Nature Conservation Committee
Grey Seal (Halichoerus grypus) Distribution 2009-2014 Michelle Cronin
NPWS Seal Database National Parks & Wildlife Service
Rocky Shore Macroalgae Environmental Protection Agency
IWDG Basking Shark Database Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
IWDG Casual Cetacean Sightings Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
IWDG Cetacean Strandings Database Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
IWDG Constant Effort Cetacean Sighting Scheme Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
IWDG Ferry Survey Sightings 2001-2015 Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings – Heritage Council Surveys 2004 Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings – ISCOPE Surveys 2005 – 2009 Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings – IWDG Surveys 2003 – 2015 Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings – non-effort related sightings 2003 – 2015 Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
IWDG Ship Surveys Sightings – PRECAST Surveys 2003 – 2011 Irish Whale and Dolphin Group
ObServe Acoustic Surveys for Cetaceans in the Irish Atlantic Margin Department of Communications, Climate Action & Environment