Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 17, 2025 | 09:30 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
2 to 3 km South East of Laxey headland. |
Shane Stigant |
| November 16, 2025 | 12:45 | Bottlenose dolphin | 15 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
2km East of Laxey headland |
Shane Stigant |
| November 16, 2025 | 11:55 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Port Erin bay |
James Woolnough |
| November 15, 2025 | 15:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 6 |
Onchan headland |
Steve Wright |
| November 12, 2025 | 16:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Carrick bay, Port St Mary |
Cheryl M |
| November 12, 2025 | 14:45 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Douglas head |
Steve Wright |
| November 8, 2025 | 11:45 | Bottlenose dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
4 km off Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| November 8, 2025 | 14:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Manuela Swiatek and Bartram |
| November 6, 2025 | 16:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 2 | 0 | Aggression | 15 |
Laxey bay, 4km out. |
Shane Stigant |
| November 6, 2025 | 16:25 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
West of the Calf |
Calf wardens |
| November 2, 2025 | 09:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 40 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 300 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant, Manuela Swaitek |
| October 28, 2025 | 08:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel breakwater |
Mike |
| October 24, 2025 | 16:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Laxey bay |
Karen Corkill |
| October 22, 2025 | 11:00 | Fin whale | 2 | 0 | Blowing | 5 |
Sighted off Port Cornaa beach. |
Ali Robertson |
| October 22, 2025 | 08:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 13 | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | West of Calf of Man | Quentin De Backer | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin bay | Not recorded | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 12:10 | 3 | Tight circling | 20 | 6 miles south Sugar loaf | Kirrie jenkins, Doug Patrick | |||
| June 15, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Douglas head | Ian Wilcock | |||
| June 14, 2022 | 21:30 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 35 | Marine drive Port Soderick end | Kevin Sharpe | |||
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| 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 |