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SeaSearch records from Irish coastal waters

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Citation

Charlotte Bolton, Seasearch Coordinator. SeaSearch records from Irish coastal waters. National Biodiversity Data Centre. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/arw34q accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-10-13.

Description

Records of marine species encountered by divers in Irish coastal waters.

Purpose

To record the diversity and abundance of marine species around the Irish coastline.

Sampling Description

Quality Control

Recording by citizen-scientists who have taken marine species ID training courses.

Method steps

  1. Visual recording of samples while scuba diving.

Taxonomic Coverages

Geographic Coverages

Coastal waters of Ireland

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Charlotte Bolton, Seasearch Coordinator
originator
Seasearch
c/o Marine Conservation Society, Over Ross House, Ross Park, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 7US.
IE
Telephone: 07776 142096
email: info@seasearch.org.uk
homepage: http://www.seasearch.org.uk/
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/
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