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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- Bar Harbor1 report
- Boston5 reports
- Connecticut1 report
- Dorchester Bay1 report
- Freeport1 report
- Ipswich1 report
- Jamestown1 report
- Maine4 reports
- Massachusetts5 reports
- Nantucket Island1 report
- New Hampshire1 report
- Newburyport1 report
- Newport1 report
- Portland1 report
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Date: 2024Reported: Unidentified Jonathan Layman — iNaturalist (jlayman)
Observation: Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus).