When it is recorded
Jan5,678
Feb14,392
Mar4,231
Apr3,620
May9,918
Jun7,306
Jul10,153
Aug18,131
Sep7,498
Oct3,290
Nov4,321
Dec1,523
GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).
Where it is recorded
| # | County | Nation | Records | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argyll and Bute | Scotland | 21 | |
| 2 | Scottish Borders | Scotland | 20 | |
| 3 | Highland | Scotland | 18 | |
| 4 | Causeway Coast and Glens | Northern Ireland | 14 | |
| 5 | Newry, Mourne and Down | Northern Ireland | 14 | |
| 6 | Bristol, City of | England | 13 | |
| 7 | Gloucestershire | England | 9 | |
| 8 | Ards and North Down | Northern Ireland | 8 | |
| 9 | Belfast | Northern Ireland | 5 | |
| 10 | Norfolk | England | 4 | |
| 11 | Pembrokeshire | Wales | 4 | |
| 12 | Suffolk | England | 3 | |
| 13 | Kent | England | 3 | |
| 14 | Somerset | England | 3 | |
| 15 | Aberdeenshire | Scotland | 3 |
477 England455 Scotland277 Wales731 Northern Ireland41 Isle of Man
Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 35 counties in all.
About this species
- Records since 2000
- 90,151
- Peak month
- August
- Counties with records
- 35
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- Scientific name
- Gadus morhua
- Also known as
- Atlantic Cod
- Group
- Fish
- NBN Atlas records since 2000
- 2,650
- Conservation designations
- Global Red List (JNCC), OSPAR list, Biodiversity List – Northern Ireland, Biodiversity List – England, Biodiversity List – Wales, UK BAP priority species, Scottish Biodiversity List
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Order
- Gadiformes
- Family
- Gadidae
- Genus
- Gadus
- Name with authority
- Gadus morhua Linnaeus, 1758
- Described
- 1758
- Contributing datasets
- 48
Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q199788 · GBIF 8084280