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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18 March—20 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.

3 of 3 reports mapped · 3 places

New England Six-state outline

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Reported places Detail of outlined region

Downeast Maine / Acadia · 1 report1Massachusetts North Shore · 1 report2Mid Cape Cod · 1 report3

Mapped places North to south

  1. Downeast Maine / Acadia1 report
  2. Massachusetts North Shore1 report
  3. Mid Cape Cod1 report

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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 2017

  1. 4Jan
  2. 6Feb
  3. 3Mar
  4. 5Apr
  5. 7May
  6. 14Jun
  7. 17Jul
  8. 8Aug
  9. 12Sep
  10. 9Oct
  11. 0Nov
  12. 0Dec

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

  1. Cranberry Isles / Gulf of Maine, Maine New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5772947

    One Harbor Seal was photographed hauled out on a coastal rock near Cranberry Isles. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  2. Rockport, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18402429

    One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Rockport. Grey seal · 1 seal

  3. West Yarmouth, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5390314

    One Harp Seal was photographed resting on a beach near West Yarmouth. Harp seal · 1 seal