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.

13 of 14 reports mapped · 5 places

New England Six-state outline

N ↑Eastern Maine · 3 reports1

Reported places Detail of outlined region

Downeast Maine / Acadia · 2 reports2Midcoast Maine · 3 reports3Massachusetts North Shore · 1 report4Lower Cape Cod · 4 reports5

Mapped places North to south

  1. Eastern Maine3 reports
  2. Downeast Maine / Acadia2 reports
  3. Midcoast Maine3 reports
  4. Massachusetts North Shore1 report
  5. Lower Cape Cod4 reports
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.

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  4. 12008
  5. 22009
  6. 22010
  7. 42011
  8. 22012
  9. 42013
  10. 12014
  11. 82015
  12. 92016
  13. 102017
  14. 12020
  15. 12024
  16. 32026

Months in 2017

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  5. 2May
  6. 2Jun
  7. 1Jul
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  9. 1Sep
  10. 2Oct
  11. 0Nov
  12. 0Dec

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

  1. Egg Rock, Winter Harbor, Maine New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7455097

    A group of Harbor Seals was photographed on rocks and in the water near Egg Rock. Harbour seal

  2. Winter Harbor, Maine New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/229376967

    Three Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out on dark rocks near Winter Harbor. Harbour seal · 3 seals