seal.watch / new-england

New England · 2006—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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Dots represent broad report areas, not seal locations. Numbered markers and the list below filter published reports.

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New England Six-state outline

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Reported areas Detail of outlined region

Ellsworth · 1 report1Bar Harbor · 1 report2St. George · 1 report3Freeport · 1 report4Portland · 1 report5Maine · 4 reports6Biddeford · 1 report7Ogunquit · 1 report8New Hampshire · 1 report9Newburyport · 1 report10Ipswich · 1 report11Rockport · 1 report12Somerville · 1 report13Boston–Cambridge · 1 report14Massachusetts · 5 reports15Hull · 1 report16Boston · 5 reports17Dorchester Bay · 1 report18Quincy · 1 report19Holyoke · 1 report20Scituate · 1 report21Orleans · 1 report22Aunt Lydia’s Cove · 1 report23Chatham · 1 report24Jamestown · 1 report25Newport · 1 report26Stonington · 1 report27Nantucket Island · 1 report28Connecticut · 1 report29

Mapped areas North to south

  1. Ellsworth1 report
  2. Bar Harbor1 report
  3. St. George1 report
  4. Freeport1 report
  5. Portland1 report
  6. Maine4 reports
  7. Biddeford1 report
  8. Ogunquit1 report
  9. New Hampshire1 report
  10. Newburyport1 report
  11. Ipswich1 report
  12. Rockport1 report
  13. Somerville1 report
  14. Boston–Cambridge1 report
  15. Massachusetts5 reports
  16. Hull1 report
  17. Boston5 reports
  18. Dorchester Bay1 report
  19. Quincy1 report
  20. Holyoke1 report
  21. Scituate1 report
  22. Orleans1 report
  23. Aunt Lydia’s Cove1 report
  24. Chatham1 report
  25. Jamestown1 report
  26. Newport1 report
  27. Stonington1 report
  28. Nantucket Island1 report
  29. Connecticut1 report

Other reported areas

These area labels have no single suitable map reference. Their reports remain available in the archive.

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Reports over time

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  1. 12010

Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.

  1. 2010
    Charles River near the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge, Boston–Cambridge Boston–Cambridge
    Unidentified Matt Lindblad / MIT sailing team, reported in the Boston Globe via SARA Rowing

    A harbor seal surfaced among the MIT sailing team during practice near the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge, then swam away. The article presents it as the same seal reported in the Charles River that week. Harbour seal · 1 seal