Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 6, 2018 | 20:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Off Elby point |
Brian Maddrell |
| July 6, 2018 | 18:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
W of Sound car park |
carol woodall, Bill |
| July 6, 2018 | 19:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 12 |
SE of Sound |
Sue Whittaker Carol Woodall |
| July 6, 2018 | 19:45 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
S of Sound |
Bill Whittaker, Carol |
| July 6, 2018 | 21:35 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Port Erin breakwater |
carol woodall, Bill |
| July 6, 2018 | 21:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
PSM ledges |
Bill Whittaker, Sue Carol |
| July 6, 2018 | 13:36 | Risso’s Dolphin | 13 | 0 | Leaping | 60 |
Half a mile West of Chicken Rock |
Kirrie Jenkins |
| July 6, 2018 | 10:20 | Risso’s Dolphin | 4 | 2 | Normal swimming | 20 |
Off chicken Rock |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 6, 2018 | 10:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
West side of the sound |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 6, 2018 | 12:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
off south Harbour Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 6, 2018 | 12:45 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
0ff the Stack Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 6, 2018 | 17:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 2 | 1 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
Callow Point Port St Mary |
chris burton Shona Boat trips |
| July 5, 2018 | 12:40 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Off South Harbour Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 5, 2018 | 15:55 | Risso’s Dolphin | 3 | 0 | Normal swimming | 2 |
Off South Harbour Calf of Man |
Chris Burton Shona Boat Trips |
| July 5, 2018 | 19:15 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 1 |
off Perwick Bay Port St Mary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 14, 2026 | 17:15 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin – outer breakwater | Gemma Scotts & Tom Morgan | ||
| June 14, 2026 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel bay | Casey J Fishing Charters | ||
| June 14, 2026 | 08:00 | 0 | 1 | 15 | Black head, South of Port St Mary | Cam Watterson | |||
| June 12, 2026 | 18:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 150 | Port Erin Bay, off Bradda headland | Abi Kinrade, Joanna Kinley, Aquabike IOM | ||
| June 11, 2026 | 15:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 25 | 200 metres off Back of Peel Castle | Frazer @ FHA Photography | ||
| June 10, 2026 | 17:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Peel – Fennella bay | Lisa Johnson | ||
| June 9, 2026 | 08:30 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Bradda glen | Chris Lo Bao | ||
| June 8, 2026 | 16:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin Break water | Chris Johnson | ||
| May 25, 2026 | 19:35 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | North of Niarbyl | Allen Corlett | ||
| May 25, 2026 | 20:05 | 1 | 1 | 10 | Just outside Peel bay | Frazer Morgan | |||
| May 24, 2026 | 19:55 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Peel, just outside the bay | Kelly Bailie, Cheryl Osbelts, The Crossleys | ||
| May 23, 2026 | 15:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Fleshwick | Casey J Fishing Charters |
| May 5, 2026 | 09:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 2km off Laxey | Shane Stigant | ||
| April 28, 2026 | 13:10 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Port Erin about 1/2 mile west of the green bouy | Richard Wild | ||
| April 25, 2026 | 18:15 | 1 | 1 | 5 | Ramsey bay | Gemma and Tom |