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 July—30 July

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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.

14 of 16 reports mapped · 7 places

New England Six-state outline

N ↑Eastern Maine · 1 report1

Reported places Detail of outlined region

Downeast Maine / Acadia · 3 reports2Midcoast Maine · 3 reports3Outer Cape Cod · 2 reports4Lower Cape Cod · 2 reports5Mid Cape Cod · 2 reports6Nantucket · 1 report7

Mapped places North to south

  1. Eastern Maine1 report
  2. Downeast Maine / Acadia3 reports
  3. Midcoast Maine3 reports
  4. Outer Cape Cod2 reports
  5. Lower Cape Cod2 reports
  6. Mid Cape Cod2 reports
  7. Nantucket1 report
Places without a map point · 2 reports

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.

  1. 12004
  2. 12008
  3. 12010
  4. 12011
  5. 12012
  6. 22013
  7. 42014
  8. 62015
  9. 72016
  10. 142017
  11. 22021
  12. 12025

Months in 2016

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

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

  1. Offshore Vinalhaven / Rockland Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/227360674

    A seal was photographed swimming offshore near Vinalhaven and Rockland. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  2. Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge, Vinalhaven Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/227359777

    Grey Seals were photographed swimming near Seal Island. Grey seal · 2 seals

  3. Camden Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137650462

    A Harbor Seal was photographed on a rock near Camden. Harbour seal · 1 seal