Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
May 6, 2016 07:50 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Feeding or foraging 5

Douglas Bay

Mandy Maynard Wise
May 6, 2016 14:00 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Not recorded 30

Marine Drive

Mike Craine/Nick Gordon
May 5, 2016 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 3 0 Not recorded 20

Langness

Mike Craine
May 2, 2016 17:15 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 5

Peel breakwater

Rachel Jackson
April 29, 2016 10:52 Harbour Porpoise 3 0 Normal swimming 5

East of the Calf

Bill Holgate
April 27, 2016 19:00 Risso’s Dolphin 8 0 Normal swimming 20

Marine Drive

Keith and Barbara Uren
April 25, 2016 19:30 Unidentified Small Cetacean 1 0 Normal swimming 2

Dhoon bay

Joseph
April 24, 2016 15:30 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Leaping 20

Douglas head

Simon & Erin Jeffs
April 20, 2016 08:45 Risso’s Dolphin 2 0 Normal swimming 5

Douglas Bay

Maggie Shutler
April 20, 2016 15:00 Harbour Porpoise 5 0 Fast swim or porpoising 5

Calf of Man

Sue Leeming (aboard Gemini)
April 19, 2016 17:30 Risso’s Dolphin 5 0 Normal swimming 5

Douglas head

Dave Corkish
April 19, 2016 11:45 Unidentified Small Cetacean 1 0 Normal swimming 5

1 mile off Scarlett

Adam and Margaret Kelly
April 18, 2016 19:45 Risso’s Dolphin 4 0 Leaping 15

By the old Howstrake camp

Fiona
April 18, 2016 18:00 Harbour Porpoise 5 0 Normal swimming 5

Groudle

Nicola Mcsween
April 17, 2016 09:30 Harbour Porpoise 1 0 Normal swimming 20

Douglas Head

Steve Wright

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
August 3, 2024 15:00 1 Swimming 5 Point of Ayre Anon
August 1, 2024 14:00 1 Suspected feeding 10 6 miles off Ramsey Orry Corlett
May 31, 2024 14:30 1 Suspected feeding 15 Peel Castle Keith H
May 22, 2024 12:30 1 1 Suspected feeding 10 3 kms off Scarlett Tom
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