Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 4, 2025 | 11:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Douglas Outer Harbour |
Craig Whalley | |
| September 3, 2025 | 07:15 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Ramsey stone beach to the pier |
Chelsea | |
| August 25, 2025 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
Not recorded |
| August 24, 2025 | 20:40 | Risso’s dolphin | Normal swimming | 20 |
Near the breakwater off the back of Peel castle |
Owen Atkinson | ||
| August 24, 2025 | 16:45 | Harbour porpoise | 6 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Perwick bay, Port St Mary |
Jan G |
| August 24, 2025 | 15:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Peel bay |
MWDW |
| August 24, 2025 | 08:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Scarlett |
MWDW |
| August 23, 2025 | 15:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Leaping | 15 |
Ramsey Bay by old pier |
Pauline Johns | |
| August 23, 2025 | 15:30 | Risso’s dolphin | 10 | 1 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
South east of the Calf |
Not recorded |
| August 23, 2025 | 12:15 | Common dolphin | 90 | 10 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 15 |
2 miles off Peel |
Not recorded |
| August 23, 2025 | 19:10 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Scarlett |
MWDW |
| August 22, 2025 | 18:00 | Harbour porpoise | 5 | 4 | Feeding or foraging | 35 |
Scarlett Point |
MWDW |
| August 21, 2025 | 15:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 12 | 0 | Normal swimming | 30 |
The Calf Sound |
Kirsty Carey |
| August 21, 2025 | 16:50 | Risso’s dolphin | 8 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 63 |
50m off Callow Point and the Ledges. |
Jackie Hall and Beverley Sarbutts |
| August 21, 2025 | 16:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 11 | 0 | Tail slapping | 45 |
Breakwater outside St Mary’s Port |
Beverley Sarbutts and Jackie Hall |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| May 27, 2023 | 12:30 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | 12 miles west chicken rock | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 16:25 | 1 | Breaching | 1 | South of sound 4 miles | Fourwinns | |||
| May 27, 2023 | 06:45 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | 6 miles off Ballaugh | Max Crookall | ||
| May 19, 2023 | 10:00 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Rue Point | Casey J Fishing Charter |