Sighting Details
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- Reporter's name:
- Ian Judd
- Observer Activity:
- On a Boat
- Total number of sightings by Ian Judd:
- 415
| Date | Time | Location | Behavior |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26/06/2017 | 18:00 | Peel 0.5-3.5km | Breaching |
Number and size of sharks
| total | <2m | 2-4m | 4-6m | 6-8m | >8m |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
Distance from animals
4 metres
Shark Details
There was a group of 4 sharks that were nose to tail swimming that seemed to be interacting with each other. I also saw a breach. Sharks varied in length from 4 to 10m.
The sharks seemed to keep going starting from half a kilometre out. I counted 15 but it was probably more. There were ones further than 3.5km out too in the distance. Note from Jackie Hall: "Fantastic! So at least 15 basking sharks here and more elsewhere down off Niarbyl, Port Erin and the Sound so this was the best basking shark day for at least 4 years.
Environment Details
Photos
2 of the 4 sharks that were part of a group & were feeding & swimming together
