Seal Distribution
type: Dataset
description: These grid data were derived from National Parks and Wildlife Service cetacean surveys within the Irish MSFD area and the EEA-10km GRID. The grid shows the current distribution of Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) and Grey seal (Halichoreus grypus) in Irish coastal and marine waters. The data were co...
description: This dataset provides gridded distribution data for Harbour seal (Phoca vitulina) and Grey seal (Halichoerus grypus) in Irish coastal and marine waters, based on the EEA 10km grid. The data were derived from National Parks and Wildlife Service cetacean surveys conducted within the Irish Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) area. It shows current known seal distribution around the Irish coast and is published via data.gov.ie, Ireland's national open data portal, maintained by the National Parks and Wildlife Service as part of Ireland's marine biodiversity monitoring.mmet
landing page: https://data.gov.ie/dataset/seal-distribution
spatial: IRL
access rights: PUBLIC
distribution: Distribution of Harbour Seal (GeoJSON)
issued: 2026-07-02T11:19:24.748Z
modified: 2026-08-16T12:23:59.459Z
is part of: catalog

Distribution of Harbour Seal (GeoJSON)
type: Distribution
access URL: https://atlas.marine.ie/arcgis/rest/services/03_Biodiversity/MapServer/1/query
download URL: https://atlas.marine.ie/arcgis/rest/services/03_Biodiversity/MapServer/1/query
media type: geo+json
format: GEOJSON