Strandings: Advanced search
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Breakdown by species
Bar chart data
| Species | Strandings | Best est | Avg/ stranding |
|---|---|---|---|
| "cetacean" species | 3 1.6% |
3 1.3%
| 1 |
| "dolphin" species | 8 4.1% |
8 3.5%
| 1 |
| "dolphin" species, possibly harbour porpoise | 13 6.7% |
13 5.7%
| 1 |
| "whale" species | 2 1% |
2 0.9%
| 1 |
| atlantic white-sided dolphin | 3 1.6% |
3 1.3%
| 1 |
| basking shark | 5 2.6% |
5 2.2%
| 1 |
| bottlenose dolphin | 14 7.3% |
31 13.5%
| 2.2 |
| common dolphin | 31 16.1% |
39 17%
| 1.3 |
| common or striped dolphin | 3 1.6% |
3 1.3%
| 1 |
| Cuvier's beaked whale | 3 1.6% |
3 1.3%
| 1 |
| fin whale | 3 1.6% |
3 1.3%
| 1 |
| harbour porpoise | 43 22.3% |
44 19.2%
| 1 |
| minke whale | 10 5.2% |
10 4.4%
| 1 |
| northern bottlenose whale | 2 1% |
3 1.3%
| 1.5 |
| pilot whale | 14 7.3% |
23 10%
| 1.6 |
| pygmy sperm whale | 2 1% |
2 0.9%
| 1 |
| Risso's dolphin | 6 3.1% |
6 2.6%
| 1 |
| Sowerby's beaked whale | 3 1.6% |
3 1.3%
| 1 |
| sperm whale | 5 2.6% |
5 2.2%
| 1 |
| striped dolphin | 17 8.8% |
17 7.4%
| 1 |
| True's beaked whale | 1 0.5% |
1 0.4%
| 1 |
| white-beaked dolphin | 2 1% |
2 0.9%
| 1 |
| Totals | 193 100% |
229 100%
| 1.2 |
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We welcome researchers and managers using this search facility. If records are used in publications, either scientific or popular we would ask you to include the following line: "All records are validated and available on www.iwdg.ie". We would really appreciate any copies of publications that have used these data so we can track the use of the site and make any improvements.
We welcome researchers and managers using this search facility. If records are used in publications, either scientific or popular we would ask you to include the following line: "All records are validated and available on www.iwdg.ie". We would really appreciate any copies of publications that have used these data so we can track the use of the site and make any improvements.




