Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| November 12, 2025 | 14:45 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 1 | Normal swimming | 45 |
Douglas head |
Steve Wright |
| November 8, 2025 | 11:45 | Bottlenose dolphin | 25 | 5 | Feeding or foraging | 30 |
4 km off Laxey |
Shane Stigant |
| November 8, 2025 | 14:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Manuela Swiatek and Bartram |
| November 6, 2025 | 16:00 | Bottlenose dolphin | 2 | 0 | Aggression | 15 |
Laxey bay, 4km out. |
Shane Stigant |
| November 6, 2025 | 16:25 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 3 |
West of the Calf |
Calf wardens |
| November 2, 2025 | 09:15 | Bottlenose dolphin | 40 | 10 | Feeding or foraging | 300 |
Laxey bay |
Shane Stigant, Manuela Swaitek |
| October 28, 2025 | 08:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 15 |
Peel breakwater |
Mike |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 20, 2022 | 11:00 | 1 | Parellel swimming | 10 | Peel Castle | Jonathan Reilly | |||
| August 15, 2022 | 18:35 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Back of the Calf | Joshua and Jake, Paul, Tanya and others on Shona boat | |||
| August 14, 2022 | 13:50 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | West of the Sound | MWDW | |||
| August 13, 2022 | 19:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Langness | Laura Elizabeth | |||
| August 11, 2022 | 19:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Warts Bank, Calf of Man | Gemini | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 30 | Orrisdale head | Katie Robertson | |||
| August 10, 2022 | 19:40 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Port Erin-Sound | John Rimmer | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 17:25 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 3 | Between Jurby and the Cronk | Andrea & Robert | |||
| August 9, 2022 | 18:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Off Orrisdale Head | Andrea & Robert | ||
| August 7, 2022 | 16:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Ballaghennie, Point of Ayre | Combine | |||
| August 4, 2022 | 11:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 5 | Bay stacka, west of Sugarloaf | Stephen Cowley | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 16:30 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 20 | Between Port Erin and the Sound | Phil M | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 21:25 | 1 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Port Erin Bay | Andy Karran | ||
| August 4, 2022 | 17:05 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | West of the Calf | Stanley Conlon | |||
| August 3, 2022 | 15:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 10 | Edge of Peel bay | Chris Duff |