seal.watch / new-england

New England · 2020—2026

Grey and harbour seals

Seals around New England.

Follow public seal observations from New England. Browse published records, explore the places and stories behind them, or share an encounter with the Seal Watch team.

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  1. Bar Harbor1 report
  2. Connecticut1 report
  3. Maine4 reports
  4. Massachusetts5 reports
  5. New Hampshire1 report
  6. Newport1 report

16 reports have an area without a map reference. These reports remain in the archive and its filters.

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  1. 12024

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  1. 2024
    Bar Harbor, Maine Bar Harbor
    Unidentified Robbie — iNaturalist (robbieedun)

    Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as grey seal (Halichoerus grypus). Grey seal