Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 15, 2025 | 10:25 | Bottlenose dolphin | 30 | 10 | Normal swimming | 180 |
2 km off Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| December 15, 2025 | 12:30 | Minke whale | 0 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 90 |
Laxey bay, 2km from shore |
Shane Stigant |
| December 15, 2025 | 15:30 | Fin whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Just offshore, East of Spanish Head |
Martin Lambden |
| December 14, 2025 | 09:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Peel breakwater |
Helen Cave |
| December 12, 2025 | 09:50 | Minke whale | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 1 |
2km East of Laxey beach |
Shane Stigant | |
| December 12, 2025 | 10:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 12 | 3 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
1 km off Laxey beach |
Shane Stigant |
| December 2, 2025 | 12:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 12 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 10 |
2 km East of Laxey harbour. |
Shane Stigant |
| December 1, 2025 | 12:30 | Bottlenose dolphin | 40 | 10 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
The Targets fishing ground |
Not recorded |
| November 30, 2025 | 11:40 | Bottlenose dolphin | 20 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 80 |
2km off Laxey beach |
Shane Stigant |
| November 21, 2025 | 08:20 | Bottlenose dolphin | 10 | 0 | Normal swimming | 25 |
Maughold head |
Jenny read |
| November 17, 2025 | 09:30 | Minke whale | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
2 to 3 km South East of Laxey headland. |
Shane Stigant |
| November 16, 2025 | 12:45 | Bottlenose dolphin | 15 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
2km East of Laxey headland |
Shane Stigant |
| November 16, 2025 | 11:55 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Port Erin bay |
James Woolnough |
| November 15, 2025 | 15:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 6 |
Onchan headland |
Steve Wright |
| November 12, 2025 | 16:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Carrick bay, Port St Mary |
Cheryl M |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 13, 2022 | 19:55 | 1 | Tight circling | 15 | Fort Island | David Bellamy & Robert Fisher | |||
| June 12, 2022 | 10:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Peel headlands-breakwater | John Baker, Alastair Sutherland, Jon Corlett, Elli Gawne, Julie Howarth | |||
| June 11, 2022 | 15:15 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 160 | Gansey bay | Tim, Richard Corlett | |||
| June 9, 2022 | 10:57 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Jurby | Lizzie Coote | |||
| June 7, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Marine drive | MWDW | |||
| June 6, 2022 | 16:40 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 5m off Port Erin | Faye Devlin | |||
| June 3, 2022 | 11:05 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Half a mile west of Spanish Head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| June 2, 2022 | 15:20 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Off Jurby head | Malcolm Stewart | |||
| May 29, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | East of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| May 26, 2022 | 13:40 | 1 | Swimming | 15 | Peel Castle | Eric Holmes, Oliver & Sarah Middleton | |||
| May 24, 2022 | 18:00 | 1 | Swimming | 30 | Port Erin bay | Elizabeth Lawton | |||
| May 14, 2022 | 17:50 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | The Chasms | Alessia | ||
| May 7, 2022 | 14:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 45 | 300m east of the Calf of Man | Caroline & Phil Roriston and David | |||
| May 3, 2022 | 14:45 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin | ||||
| May 1, 2022 | 12:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Dalby | Richard Marks |