Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 12, 2018 | 11:35 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 7 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 55 |
Port Soderick |
Panida |
| September 12, 2018 | 17:45 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Marine drive Toll gate |
Panida |
| August 29, 2018 | 09:40 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Langness |
Richard and Janice Cooil |
| August 27, 2018 | 12:00 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 30 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
Douglas bay |
Mike K, Neil B |
| August 25, 2018 | 14:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 1 |
SE of the Sound |
Peter Wood & Andrew Wadsworth |
| August 20, 2018 | 16:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Point of Ayre |
Sue Whittaker |
| August 20, 2018 | 16:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
West of Point of Ayre |
Sue & Bill Whittaker |
| August 19, 2018 | 17:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
SSE of the Sound. |
Carol Woodall |
| August 15, 2018 | 09:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
North of Calf Sound to Aldrick |
Andrew Merrick, Steve Guy |
| August 15, 2018 | 10:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
North Aldrick to Gibbdale Point, Calf of Sound |
Andrew Merrick, Steve Guy |
| August 14, 2018 | 15:30 | Common Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
Off Chicken Rock |
Walter Scott |
| August 13, 2018 | 19:20 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 90 | 10 | Fast swim or porpoising | 80 |
Between Glen Maye and Dalby |
Christian Hall, MWDW |
| August 12, 2018 | 14:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 5 | 1 | Normal swimming | 3 |
Bay Fine, Port Erin |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| August 12, 2018 | 15:20 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 3 |
The Stack – Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| August 12, 2018 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Langness |
Andrew Merrick, Steve Guy |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2024 | 14:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel | |||
| May 20, 2024 | 18:20 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 80 | Laxey bay | Shane Stigant, Peta Rooney | ||
| May 18, 2024 | 14:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 15 | Marine drive, Toll gate | Andy Garrett | |||
| May 15, 2024 | 20:20 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 1/4 mile off Niarbyl | Adam | |||
| May 14, 2024 | 11:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 3 miles NW of Peel | Marshall Thompson | |||
| May 11, 2024 | 13:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Derbyhaven | Tim Collister | ||
| August 19, 2023 | 14:00 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Ayres Nature Reserve | Gayle Johnson | ||
| June 4, 2023 | 23:00 | 3 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 5 | 3 miles West of Peel | Finn and Joe Traynor | ||
| May 31, 2023 | 17:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 200 | Elby Point, North of Niarbyl | Adam, Tom, Lee | |||
| May 29, 2023 | 13:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Bradda head | Jo and Richard Lewy | ||
| May 29, 2023 | 08:10 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Andy Dyke | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter |