NPWS Seal Database

Published by National Biodiversity Data Centre

Compiled dataset with records of Seal (Halichoerus gryphus; Phoca vitulina) observations for Ireland, from various sources and surveys.

Geographic Coverage: National

Temporal Coverage: 1978-ongoing

Species Groups recorded: marine mammal

Dataset Status: Data collation is ongoing

Additional Information: Lyons, D.O. (2004) Summary of National Parks and Wildlife Service surveys for common (harbour) seals (Phoca vitulina) and grey seals (Halichoerus grypus), 1978 to 2003. Irish Wildlife Manual No. 13, National Parks & Willdife Service, Ireland.; Cronin, M., Duck, C., O'Cadhla, O., Nairn, R., Strong, D. & O'Keeffe, C. (2003) Harbour seal population assessment in the Republic of Ireland. Irish Wildlife Manual No. 11, National Parks & Willdife Service, Ireland.

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License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Created 2018-12-07
Last Updated 2025-10-22
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