Recent cetacean sightings
| Date | Time | Species | Adult | Juveniles | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 29, 2025 | 15:10 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Boat interaction (not riding bow) | 10 |
Laxey breakwater |
Live sightings feed |
| June 26, 2025 | 13:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Port Mooar |
Shane Stigant |
| June 25, 2025 | 11:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Marine Drive |
Anita Bate | |
| June 24, 2025 | 16:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Point of Ayre |
Clare Rundle |
| June 21, 2025 | 20:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Bow riding | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Daniel Sugden |
| June 20, 2025 | 19:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Not recorded | 10 |
Garwick bay, Laxey |
Sue and Neil Maclean |
| June 19, 2025 | 07:00 | Risso’s dolphin | 4 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
4 miles west of Peel |
Max Crookall |
| June 18, 2025 | 10:45 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | Normal swimming | 5 |
Just north of Maughold Head |
John Barker | |
| June 18, 2025 | 18:45 | Risso’s dolphin | 5 | 0 | Normal swimming | 15 |
Port St Mary breakwater |
Graham Hall |
| June 18, 2025 | 16:00 | Harbour porpoise | 3 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 5 |
Port St Mary ledges |
Phill M |
| June 18, 2025 | 13:00 | Harbour porpoise | 2 | Normal swimming | 65 |
Approx. 1/4 mile SE of Carrick, Pt. St. Mary |
Martin Lambden | |
| June 18, 2025 | 14:00 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Between Garwick and Laxey Bay, close to shore |
Steve Taggart |
| June 16, 2025 | 07:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 20 |
Peel bay |
Carol Power |
| June 15, 2025 | 17:30 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Feeding or foraging | 50 |
Peel bay |
Christy DeHaven, MWDW |
| June 12, 2025 | 15:20 | Moonlight and Starlight | 2 | 0 | Normal swimming | 10 |
Ramsey bay |
Jeremy Rigby |
Recent basking shark sightings
| Date | Time | # of sharks (<2m) | # of sharks (2-8m) | # of sharks (>8m) | Total # of Sharks | Behaviour | Duration | Location | Observer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2023 | 12:00 | 1 | Swimming | 10 | Point of Ayre | Liz Charter | |||
| May 6, 2023 | 11:10 | 1 | Swimming | 5 | Port Erin bay | Kathleen | |||
| August 28, 2022 | 10:00 | 3 | Suspected feeding | 360 | Peel bay | Peter Bradley, Nia Clague and many others | |||
| August 25, 2022 | 11:00 | 0 | 1 | Tight circling | 300 | Niarbyl | Keira & Owen, Stewart Ward | ||
| August 24, 2022 | 08:30 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 240 | Peel Breakwater | John Hills, Max Crookall | |||
| August 21, 2022 | 15:00 | 1 | Suspected feeding | 120 | Port Erin | Debbie McGregor | |||
| 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 |