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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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.

5 of 6 reports mapped · 2 places

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Reported places Detail of outlined region

Boston Harbor / Charles River · 4 reports1South Cape / Buzzards Bay · 1 report2

Mapped places North to south

  1. Boston Harbor / Charles River4 reports
  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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  5. 62014
  6. 12015
  7. 22016
  8. 32017
  9. 12026

Months in 2016

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

  1. Woods Hole, Falmouth Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19849664

    Harbor Seals were photographed on and near rocks by the water at Woods Hole. Harbour seal