Some of the most famous whale species are humpback whales ... Many whale species were hunted for their oil and other body parts during the 1800s and 1900s, and they almost went extinct.

The body of water ... thousands of sightings of different whale species off Ireland. For example, 5,856 minke whales, 2,111 fin whales and 1,705 humpback whales have been documented.