Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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| June 28, 2018 | 15:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 1 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel Castle |
Sue |
| June 28, 2018 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 10 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
6 miles off Peel |
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| June 28, 2018 | 15:00 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
6 miles off Peel |
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| June 28, 2018 | 14:55 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
chris Burton shona Boat trips |
| June 28, 2018 | 15:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Gibdale bay Calf of man |
chris Burton shona Boat trips |
| June 28, 2018 | 15:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Off the lighthouses Calf of man |
chris Burton shona Boat trips |
| June 28, 2018 | 11:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 60 |
Off South Harbour Calf of man |
chris Burton shona Boat trips, Matt Dean |
| June 27, 2018 | 15:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
West of the Sound |
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| June 27, 2018 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
The Sound |
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| June 27, 2018 | 08:53 | Minke Whale | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Four miles out from Douglas |
Belinda Leach |
| June 27, 2018 | 15:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 7 | 2 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Off the stack Calf of man |
chris Burton shona Boat trips |
| June 27, 2018 | 15:30 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
The sound East side 2 miles off |
chris Burton shona Boat trips |
| June 27, 2018 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 4 |
East side Sound |
chris Burton shona Boat trips |
| June 27, 2018 | 21:18 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
10 metres off Peel Breakwater |
Eleanor Goodall |
| June 26, 2018 | 13:40 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
Bay Fine Port Erin |
chris Burton shona Boat trips |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
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| 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 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 | ||
| July 31, 2026 | 18:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | Bradda Head | David Sutton | ||
| July 30, 2026 | 18:00 | 0 | 1 | 120 | Fenella beach to breakwater | Lynn Chambers, Kelly, Sarah Morrison, Rex Harding | |||
| July 30, 2026 | 12:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 140 | Cove from Sound to Port Erin (Clet Aldrick) | Jane Rushworth, Gillian Doyle, Sheila Norris, Laura Stewart | ||
| July 30, 2026 | 14:20 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Jane Rushworth |