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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Ellsworth · 1 report1Aunt Lydia’s Cove · 1 report2Nantucket Island · 1 report3

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  1. Ellsworth1 report
  2. Aunt Lydia’s Cove1 report
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  1. 2020
    Nantucket Island, Massachusetts Nantucket Island
    Unidentified avaldez18 — iNaturalist

    Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as grey seal (Halichoerus grypus). The observer described a pup and a larger colony farther along the beach; no total animal count was supplied. Grey seal