seal.watch / new-england

New England · 2000—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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Total reports
443
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28 March—30 March

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Markers group reports by reviewed names in their public locations, not exact sighting positions. Circle size reflects report counts. Select a place to filter the archive.

2 of 3 reports mapped · 2 places

New England Six-state outline

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Reported places Detail of outlined region

Plymouth / South Shore · 1 report1South Cape / Buzzards Bay · 1 report2

Mapped places North to south

  1. Plymouth / South Shore1 report
  2. South Cape / Buzzards Bay1 report
Places without a map point · 1 report

Broad or unreviewed public locations remain available in the archive.

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Reports over time

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Select a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.

  1. 12000
  2. 12002
  3. 32003
  4. 42004
  5. 22005
  6. 22006
  7. 42007
  8. 142008
  9. 82009
  10. 212010
  11. 282011
  12. 292012
  13. 282013
  14. 282014
  15. 602015
  16. 862016
  17. 852017
  18. 12018
  19. 32019
  20. 32020
  21. 62021
  22. 32022
  23. 42023
  24. 32024
  25. 52025
  26. 112026

Months in 2015

  1. 0Jan
  2. 1Feb
  3. 3Mar
  4. 2Apr
  5. 2May
  6. 11Jun
  7. 15Jul
  8. 10Aug
  9. 4Sep
  10. 5Oct
  11. 3Nov
  12. 4Dec

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

  1. Manomet Point, Plymouth Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/16870095

    Two seals were photographed on a rock at Manomet Point. Species not recorded · 2 seals

  2. Cape Cod / Barnstable Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/16871360

    One seal was photographed swimming near Cape Cod. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  3. Woods Hole Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15133459

    One seal was photographed swimming near Woods Hole. Species not recorded · 1 seal