Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2025 | 14:35 | Harbour porpoise | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Perwick Bay, Port St Mary |
Peter Quirk |
| October 16, 2025 | 13:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Carrick Bay, various sites |
Martin Lambden | |
| October 15, 2025 | 10:30 | Minke whale | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Laxey Bay |
Shane Stigant | |
| October 14, 2025 | 15:51 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel Breakwater |
Ron Guest |
| October 14, 2025 | 08:00 | Minke whale | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant | |
| October 13, 2025 | 18:20 | Bottlenose dolphin | 6 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Middle of Laxey bay |
MWDW |
| October 12, 2025 | 13:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 12 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Maughold Head |
Ian |
| October 12, 2025 | 11:00 | Minke whale | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 210 |
Groundle Glen, from the cafe at the top |
Carrie simpson | |
| October 12, 2025 | 12:05 | Minke whale | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Douglas Bay |
Sue Whittaker & Carol | |
| October 12, 2025 | 17:00 | Minke whale | 1 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Laxey Bay |
Shane Stigant | |
| October 12, 2025 | 18:00 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Clay head |
MWDW |
| October 12, 2025 | 12:30 | Tuna | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 2 |
Douglas head |
Sue, Carol and Bill |
| October 11, 2025 | 10:35 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
4km off Garwick (Laxey bay) |
Shane Stigant |
| October 11, 2025 | 10:45 | Bottlenose dolphin | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
3 km off Laxey headland |
Shane Stigant |
| October 11, 2025 | 13:00 | Minke whale | 2 | Normal swimming | 150 |
2 to 3 km East of Laxey beach |
Shane Stigant and John Fargher |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks | |||
| April 29, 2022 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Eary Cushlin | Nicola |