Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 28, 2018 10:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 1 Normal swimming 5

Perwick Bay

Neil Barron
June 28, 2018 11:30 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

The Sound

Matt Dean
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

June 28, 2018 15:00 Minke Whale 2 0 Feeding or foraging 15

6 miles off Peel

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

June 27, 2018 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 2 1 Normal swimming 30

The Sound

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

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