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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13 of 14 reports mapped · 5 places
New England Six-state outline
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- Eastern Maine3 reports
- Downeast Maine / Acadia2 reports
- Midcoast Maine3 reports
- Massachusetts North Shore1 report
- Lower Cape Cod4 reports
Places without a map point · 1 report
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Reports over time
All datesSelect a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.
Months in 2017
Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254713816
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near a pier in Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7455097
Observation: A group of Harbor Seals was photographed on rocks and in the water near Egg Rock.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66702349
Observation: Five Grey Seal heads were photographed in the water near Eastham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6777518
Observation: Several Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out on exposed tidal rocks near Bremen.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130722678
Observation: At least three Harbor Seals, including adults and pups, were photographed on a rock by the water near Petit Manan Point.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71737821
Observation: Two Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out on a shore rock near Bremen.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/387657803
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed hauled out on a seaweed-covered shore near St George.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6582529
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed hauled out on a sandbar in Plum Island Sound.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/21577487
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59806993
Observation: At least two Harbor Seals were photographed swimming near Steuben.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/21416242
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming toward the camera in Chatham coastal waters.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59807126; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59807137
Observation: Seals were photographed among rocks near Steuben during one later outing.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6493364; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6493366
Observation: Grey Seals were photographed swimming in Barnstable County; one photograph shows a seal with trailing fishing gear and the companion record shows additional distant heads.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/229376967
Observation: Three Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out on dark rocks near Winter Harbor.