Irish Marine Turtle Records
Citation
Dave Wall. Irish Marine Turtle Records. National Biodiversity Data Centre. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/n7exyu accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-07-17.Description
A database of records of marine turtle sightings, strandings, captures and entanglements in Irish waters encompassing records from Berrow & King, 2009, Irish records submitted to Marine Environmental Monitoring in the UK, and records from other sources.
Purpose
To collate all valid records of marine turtles in a single database
Sampling Description
Quality Control
The data have all been reviewed and more recent sighting were validated by Gabriel King and/or Rod PenroseMethod steps
- Compilation and review of both published and unpublished records
Taxonomic Coverages
Geographic Coverages
The coastal waters of the island of Ireland and off shore territorial waters
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Dave Walloriginator
Gabriel King & Simon Berrow, Rod Penrose and Other Sources
IE
email: dwall@biodiveristyireland.ie
metadata author
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland
Beechfield house, Carriganore SETU West Campus
Waterford
County Waterford
IE
Telephone: +353 (0)51 306 240
email: info@biodiversityireland.ie
homepage: http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/
Michelle Judge
administrative point of contact
National Biodiversity Data Centre, Ireland
Beechfield house, Carriganore SETU West Campus
Waterford
County Waterford
IE
Telephone: +353 (0)51 306 240
email: mjudge@biodiversityireland.ie
homepage: http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/