Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 6, 2018 10:10 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Cow harbour calf of man

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 11:00 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Port Erin Bay Fine

shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 11:20 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 1

Calf Sound

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 12:10 Harbour Porpoise 3 3 Normal swimming 1

Port Erin Bay Fine

shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 12:25 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 1

Port Erin

Shona Boat Trips Chris Burton
May 6, 2018 16:10 Harbour Porpoise 6 0 Feeding or foraging 15

The Stack South west Calf of Man

shona Boat Trips chris Burton
May 6, 2018 16:12 Common Dolphin 2 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Stack South west of Calf of Man

shona Boat Trips
May 4, 2018 11:05 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 20

SSE of Sound

Sue & Bill Whittaker
May 4, 2018 12:40 Harbour Porpoise 2 0 Normal swimming 15

SSE of Sound

Sue Whittaker MWDW
May 3, 2018 18:00 Risso’s Dolphin 1 1 Not recorded 5

Marine drive toll gates

David Buttery
May 2, 2018 15:37 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 2

SE of Sound

Sue Whittaker
April 30, 2018 11:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 5

SSE of Sound

Sue Whittaker
April 30, 2018 12:03 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 10

SE of Sound

Neil Barron & Sue Whittaker
April 30, 2018 14:50 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Feeding or foraging 2

W of the Sound

Sue Whittaker
April 29, 2018 15:20 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 10

SE of Sound

Sue, Neil & Bill

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 13, 2022 19:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 Langness Laura Elizabeth
August 11, 2022 19:25 1 Suspected feeding 10 Warts Bank, Calf of Man Gemini
August 10, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Orrisdale head Katie Robertson
August 10, 2022 19:40 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Erin-Sound John Rimmer
August 9, 2022 17:25 1 Suspected feeding 3 Between Jurby and the Cronk Andrea & Robert
August 9, 2022 18:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Off Orrisdale Head Andrea & Robert
August 7, 2022 16:00 1 Suspected feeding 5 Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre Combine
August 4, 2022 11:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf Stephen Cowley
August 4, 2022 16:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Between Port Erin and the Sound Phil M
August 4, 2022 21:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 Port Erin Bay Andy Karran
August 4, 2022 17:05 1 Suspected feeding 10 West of the Calf Stanley Conlon
August 3, 2022 15:30 1 Suspected feeding 10 Edge of Peel bay Chris Duff
August 3, 2022 20:15 1 Suspected feeding 30 Port Erin Dan James
August 3, 2022 15:00 1 Suspected feeding 30 Niarbyl Rosa
July 29, 2022 09:30 1 Swimming 5 3 miles East of Calf of Man STV Leader