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Harbor porpoise

Phocoena phocoena · Phocoenidae · Cetacea

Best monthsMar · Jul–Augmost records
Records481,866in 27 countries
Most seen inBelgium164,804 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
Harbor porpoise
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About

Harbor porpoise in brief

The harbor porpoise (Phocoena phocoena) is a mammal of the Phocoenidae family — species of marine mammal.

Across the 27 countries we cover it has 481,866 published records, most of them from Belgium, France and the Netherlands. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, July and August.

Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.

Records by month

All countries combined · the strongest months highlighted
Where & when

When to look in each country

Belgium164,804 records · best Mar, Jan
France65,924 records · best Mar, Apr
Netherlands65,218 records · best Oct, Aug
Denmark42,427 records · best Jul, Aug
Sweden39,402 records · best Jul, Aug
United Kingdom37,658 records · best Jul, Aug
United States19,327 records · best Aug, Jul
Canada17,698 records · best Aug, Jul
Germany9,724 records · best Aug, Jul
Norway8,954 records · best Jul, Apr
Bulgaria3,347 records · best Jun, May
Ukraine2,175 records · best Jun, May
Ireland2,041 records · best Jul, Aug
Japan711 records · best Apr, May
Portugal532 records · best Aug, Sep
Finland494 records · best Jul, Jun
Poland443 records · best Jul, Jun
Georgia330 records · best Jan, Sep
Iceland307 records · best Aug, Jul
Türkiye97 records · best Apr, Jul
Senegal73 records · best May, Jun
Romania72 records · best Apr, Aug
Estonia52 records · best Jun, Aug
Mauritania29 records · best Feb, Dec
Latvia16 records · best Jan, Apr
Lithuania10 records · best Feb, Apr
Cape Verde1 records · best Aug, Jan
Map

Where it has been recorded

Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.