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- Species Name: Sowerby's beaked whale
- Scientific Name: Mesoplodon bidens
- Habitat: Winter off western Irish coast
- Legal Status: Berne Convention Annex II Directive 92/43 Annex IV CITES Appendix II Bonn ASCOBANS Convention Appendix IV
- Possible Designation: Marine SAC Refuge for Fauna Nature Reserve