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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3 June—29 June

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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.

11 of 11 reports mapped · 4 places

New England Six-state outline

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Reported places Detail of outlined region

Downeast Maine / Acadia · 5 reports1Midcoast Maine · 4 reports2Seacoast / Isles of Shoals · 1 report3Outer Cape Cod · 1 report4

Mapped places North to south

  1. Downeast Maine / Acadia5 reports
  2. Midcoast Maine4 reports
  3. Seacoast / Isles of Shoals1 report
  4. Outer 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 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. Race Point Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1729807

    A Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Race Point. Grey seal · 1 seal

  2. Bar Harbor Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9786237

    A group of seals was photographed hauled out near Bar Harbor.

  3. Mount Desert Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/164435204

    Many seals were photographed hauled out among rocky islets near Mount Desert.

  4. Penobscot Bay Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17422096

    A seal head was photographed near a kayak in Penobscot Bay. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  5. Gouldsboro Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176214315

    A group of seals was photographed hauled out near Gouldsboro.

  6. Gouldsboro Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176214322

    A group of seals was photographed hauled out near Gouldsboro.

  7. Muscongus Bay Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1976703

    A group of seals was photographed in Muscongus Bay.

  8. Egg Rock, Bar Harbor Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1726592

    A group of seals was photographed near Egg Rock.

  9. Matinicus Rock Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2397685

    A group of Grey Seals was photographed near Matinicus Rock. Grey seal

  10. Eastern Egg Rock Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2397698

    One Grey Seal was photographed near Eastern Egg Rock. Grey seal · 1 seal

  11. Appledore Island Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/67717281

    A group of seals was photographed near Appledore Island.