Recent basking shark sightings in Manx waters

Date Time # of sharks (<2m) # of sharks (2-8m) # of sharks (>8m) Total # of Sharks Behaviour Duration Location Observer
05/07/2022 15:00 0 0 0 1 Swimming 180 Peel breakwater Colin Lawrenson, Alistair Sutherland and other
05/07/2022 15:45 0 1 0 1 Swimming 15 Niarbyl Bay Georgina Franks, Lauren Slater
05/07/2022 09:00 0 2 0 3 Suspected feeding 120 1 km off White Strand & Gob-Y-Deigan Ian Judd
04/07/2022 12:00 0 2 1 3 Suspected feeding 200 Peel breakwater to the headlands Andi young, Neil Westwood, The Mitchell family
03/07/2022 15:55 0 1 0 1 Suspected feeding 10 150-200m off Peel Castle Mike Davies
03/07/2022 14:00 0 1 0 1 Suspected feeding 5 Glen Maye – Peel Hill David R
30/06/2022 16:24 0 0 1 1 Swimming 2 North coast of the Calf of Man Tom Morgan and Gemma Scotts
30/06/2022 13:50 0 0 0 1 Suspected feeding 15 Scarlett Virginia Keig
27/06/2022 12:00 0 0 1 1 Suspected feeding 5 3 miles west of Peel Max Crookall
23/06/2022 16:45 0 0 0 1 Suspected feeding 1 Half a mile north of Calf Sound Malcolm Stewart
22/06/2022 19:20 0 1 0 1 Suspected feeding 2 6km SW of Chicken Rock David Bellamy & others
22/06/2022 18:15 0 1 0 2 Suspected feeding 20 Herring tower Langness Richard and Janice Cooil
21/06/2022 17:15 0 1 0 1 Suspected feeding 25 350m off Glen Wyllin Ian Young
21/06/2022 19:15 0 0 0 1 Suspected feeding 20 Port Wallberry, Marine Drive Manx Ornithological Society Marine Drive walk
18/06/2022 11:00 1 0 0 1 Swimming 15 Marine Drive Craig Whalley