Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 21, 2025 | 20:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Daniel Sugden |
| June 20, 2025 | 19:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
Garwick bay, Laxey |
Sue and Neil Maclean |
| June 19, 2025 | 07:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
4 miles west of Peel |
Max Crookall |
| June 18, 2025 | 10:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Just north of Maughold Head |
John Barker | |
| June 18, 2025 | 18:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Port St Mary breakwater |
Graham Hall |
| June 18, 2025 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port St Mary ledges |
Phill M |
| June 18, 2025 | 13:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | Normal swimming | 65 |
1/4 mile off Port St Mary |
Martin Lambden | |
| June 18, 2025 | 14:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Between Garwick and Laxey Bay, close to shore |
Steve Taggart |
| June 16, 2025 | 07:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Peel bay |
Carol Power |
| June 15, 2025 | 17:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
Peel bay |
Christy DeHaven, MWDW |
| June 12, 2025 | 15:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Jeremy Rigby |
| June 11, 2025 | 20:40 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 60 |
Peel headlands and Peel breakwater |
Manuela and Mark and Caz McGillion |
| June 11, 2025 | 06:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 120 |
Laxey bay |
Jack Mylcreest |
| June 10, 2025 | 18:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 180 |
Port st Mary outer harbour |
Manuela |
| June 7, 2025 | 09:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas Bay |
Caroline Tebbs |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 28, 2022 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 1 mile off Peel | Casey J | ||
| July 27, 2022 | 13:00 | 1 | Tight circling | 10 | Gibdale Point | Peter Kay | |||
| July 18, 2022 | 19:37 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Nine and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Nina Shimmin | |||
| July 16, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Port Erin | undeleeb din, Elasmomann | |||
| July 14, 2022 | 07:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles off Contrary head | Max Crookall | |||
| July 12, 2022 | 03:00 | 2 | Swimming | 120 | Port Erin Bay | Charles Leclerc | |||
| July 11, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 7 | 1nm SE of South Harbour, Calf of Man | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | ||
| July 10, 2022 | 21:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 6 | Three and a half miles NW of Calf Sound | Dermot Shimmin | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 09:00 | 1 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 120 | 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan | Ian Judd | ||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:45 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Niarbyl Bay | Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater | |||
| July 5, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 180 | Peel breakwater | Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other | ||
| July 4, 2022 | 12:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Peel breakwater to the headlands | Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Glen Maye – Peel Hill | David R | |||
| July 3, 2022 | 15:55 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 150-200m off Peel Castle | Mike Davies | |||
| June 30, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Scarlett | Virginia Keig |