Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 8, 2017 | 16:00 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 15 |
Aldrick to Calf Sound |
Nina Shimmin |
| July 8, 2017 | 13:10 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 120 |
Peel Breakwater-Niarbyl |
Many |
| July 7, 2017 | 20:18 | Bottlenose Dolphin | 7 | 3 | Feeding or foraging | 80 |
North of the Sound |
Bill, Sue &Carol |
| July 7, 2017 | 19:40 | Unidentified Small Cetacean | 6 | 0 | Leaping | 15 |
4miles north west of the Sound |
Rob, Bill, Sue & Carol |
| July 7, 2017 | 15:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 4 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
South of the Sound |
Sue, Carol, Bil |
| July 7, 2017 | 15:55 | Risso’s Dolphin | 5 | 0 | Fast swim or porpoising | 20 |
West of the Sound |
Carol, Sue, Bill |
| July 7, 2017 | 16:50 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | Fast swim or porpoising | 5 |
West of the Sound |
Carol Woodall | |
| July 7, 2017 | 13:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 10 | 0 | Leaping | 10 |
Peel Hill |
janice richard cooil |
| July 6, 2017 | 13:35 | Risso’s Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Off Spanish Head |
Neil |
| July 6, 2017 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 1 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Port St Mary |
Ian Wilcock |
| July 6, 2017 | 12:00 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
Port St Mary |
Ian Wilcock |
| July 6, 2017 | 18:10 | Harbour Porpoise | 1 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
West of the Sound |
Carol, Sue |
| July 5, 2017 | 21:00 | Risso’s Dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Chasms |
Neil Kelly |
| July 5, 2017 | 12:30 | Minke Whale | 1 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
6 mile off Port St Mary |
Martin Lambden |
| July 5, 2017 | 12:30 | Harbour Porpoise | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
6 miles off Port St Mary |
Alastair Macleod |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| August 5, 2025 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 390 | Port Erin Bay under Bradda Glen Café car park. | Jackie Hall, Breeanna Quine Taylor, Kyle | ||
| July 27, 2025 | 10:45 | 1 | 1 | Swimming | 1 | Ayres NNR | Ian Bell | ||
| July 5, 2025 | 08:55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | Swimming | 2 | Santon head | Barrule |
| June 26, 2025 | 17:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Back of Peel Breakwater | Jo Pickering | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 14:45 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | 1 mile off Peel breakwater | Michael Main | |||
| June 25, 2025 | 06:40 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Niarbyl | Matt Blissett | ||
| June 25, 2025 | 09:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Derbyhaven | Mary Brownsdon | |||
| June 24, 2025 | 12:15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | NiarbyL | Marc Hughes |