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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11 March—22 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.

4 of 5 reports mapped · 3 places

New England Six-state outline

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Reported places Detail of outlined region

Massachusetts North Shore · 1 report1Outer Cape Cod · 2 reports2Mid Cape Cod · 1 report3

Mapped places North to south

  1. Massachusetts North Shore1 report
  2. Outer Cape Cod2 reports
  3. Mid Cape Cod1 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 2016

  1. 2Jan
  2. 5Feb
  3. 5Mar
  4. 6Apr
  5. 2May
  6. 3Jun
  7. 16Jul
  8. 13Aug
  9. 7Sep
  10. 14Oct
  11. 6Nov
  12. 7Dec

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

  1. Provincetown Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/112198398

    A Grey Seal was photographed on the beach near Provincetown. Grey seal · 1 seal

  2. Provincetown Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192210546; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/143426706

    A Grey Seal was photographed on the beach near Provincetown. Grey seal · 1 seal

  3. Barnstable County Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4028590

    A Grey Seal was photographed curled on sand in Barnstable County. Grey seal · 1 seal

  4. Gloucester Harbor Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15167776

    A seal was photographed in the water near Gloucester Harbor. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  5. Hyannis Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/146491962

    A Harbor Seal was photographed on sand near Hyannis. Harbour seal · 1 seal