Recent cetacean sightings

Date Time Species Adult Juveniles Behaviour Duration Location Observer
November 26, 2015 09:00 Bottlenose Dolphin 10 0 Not recorded 120

Cornaa-Laxey

Unknown

Recent basking shark sightings

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
June 12, 2026 18:45 1 1 Suspected feeding 150 Port Erin Bay, off Bradda headland Abi Kinrade, Joanna Kinley, Aquabike IOM
June 11, 2026 15:40 1 1 Suspected feeding 25 200 metres off Back of Peel Castle Frazer @ FHA Photography
June 10, 2026 17:00 1 1 Suspected feeding 20 Peel – Fennella bay Lisa Johnson
June 9, 2026 08:30 1 1 Swimming 5 Bradda glen Chris Lo Bao
June 8, 2026 16:25 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 Port Erin Break water Chris Johnson
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