Environment
Humpback Seen in Manx Waters!
Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch said it was photographed just half a mile from the shore
A humpback whale has been photographed in Manx waters for the first time in six years.
Manx Whale and Dolphin Watch said it was photographed just half a mile from the shore between Peel and Niarbyl on Tuesday evening.
The charity said it was spotted by Ben and Katie Hellowell .
It said that they ‘first saw the animal leap vertically out of the water facing towards them, you could see the entire body, head, and flippers with only its tail remaining under the water. They turned off their boat engines and further spotted the whale surface a few times as it headed south along the coast’.
MWDW said: ‘Humpback whales get their name from the small knobbly dorsal fin and ridges that run from the dorsal fin to the tail fluke, both of which you can clearly see in this superb set of images taken on the day. The last humpback whale confirmed in Manx waters was in 2017 and prior to that there were sightings in 2013 and 2010.’
All photographs in this post are credited to Ben and Katie Hellowell.
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