Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 6, 2018 | 16:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 55 |
Peel Castle |
MWDW, Josh and Chloe Gelling |
| November 5, 2018 | 15:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Not recorded | 15 |
The Sound |
Neil Barron |
| November 4, 2018 | 10:54 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 390 |
Fort Island |
Neil B, R Davies, Mike Dunn, Ali Kyle |
| November 4, 2018 | 12:30 | Minke Whale | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Off Marine Drive, very close to the cliffs, looked to be feeding. |
Rose Huntley |
| November 4, 2018 | 15:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 1 | Logging on surface | 60 |
End of run-way Derbyhaven. |
James |
| November 2, 2018 | 08:40 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Fort Island |
Liz Chartern Neil Barron |
| November 2, 2018 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 1 | Not recorded | 15 |
Drinking dragon |
Neil Barron |
| November 1, 2018 | 08:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 540 |
Santon gorge-Fort Island |
Jan Cooil, E Cleator, others |
| November 1, 2018 | 09:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Derbyhaven |
Liz Charter |
| November 1, 2018 | 08:45 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 13 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Laxey-Marine drive |
Many |
| October 31, 2018 | 09:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Fort island to airport runway |
Mike Dunn, Neil Barron |
| October 31, 2018 | 10:35 | Minke Whale | 2 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 60 |
Fort Island |
Neil Barron |
| October 30, 2018 | 11:30 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 180 |
Between runway and Fort island |
James Woolnough, Caitriona Ellis, Nick Shimmin |
| October 30, 2018 | 13:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
500 metres off Douglas Lighthouse |
Peter Quirk |
| October 30, 2018 | 14:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 2 |
Half mile off Pigeon Stream, Marine Drive. |
Peter Quirk |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 6, 2026 | 16:00 | 1 | 0 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 500 | Port Erin | Jo Lewy, Aquabike IOM, Geoff Clarker & others | |
| August 6, 2026 | 18:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Off Fleshwick | Matthew Ripley | ||
| August 5, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | East of the Sound | Marcus Perrin | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 15:29 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Port St Mary harbour | Thomas boat trips isle of man | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 10:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1km offshore from Cronk ny Arrey Laa | John Barker | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 08:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Niarbyl | Jennie Campbell | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 15:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 40 | Santon gorge | Rachel Berry, Tina Teare | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 13:05 | 2 | 2 | Swimming | 45 | Port Grenaugh | Becky Kent | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 17:03 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Chicken lighthouse | Thomas boat trips isle of man | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | The Sound | Nicki and Andy Mason | ||
| August 2, 2026 | 15:30 | 1 | 1 | 2 | Suspected feeding | 30 | One mile south of Niarbyl | Sarah Kinrade | |
| August 2, 2026 | 13:45 | 5 | 5 | Suspected feeding | 90 | Between Knockaloe and Dalby | Vanquish | ||
| August 1, 2026 | 14:00 | 0 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 480 | Off Bradda Head in Port Erin bay | Amy Clark and many others | ||
| August 1, 2026 | 20:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Fleshwick Bay | Matt Langford | ||
| July 31, 2026 | 12:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Calf Sound | Thomas boat trips isle of man |