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.

15 of 17 reports mapped · 7 places

New England Six-state outline

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Reported places Detail of outlined region

Downeast Maine / Acadia · 1 report1Midcoast Maine · 6 reports2Casco Bay / Portland · 2 reports3Seacoast / Isles of Shoals · 1 report4Outer Cape Cod · 1 report5Lower Cape Cod · 3 reports6Connecticut coast · 1 report7

Mapped places North to south

  1. Downeast Maine / Acadia1 report
  2. Midcoast Maine6 reports
  3. Casco Bay / Portland2 reports
  4. Seacoast / Isles of Shoals1 report
  5. Outer Cape Cod1 report
  6. Lower Cape Cod3 reports
  7. Connecticut coast1 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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  1. 12004
  2. 12010
  3. 22011
  4. 22013
  5. 12016
  6. 22017
  7. 12018
  8. 12019
  9. 12025
  10. 12026

Months in 2017

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

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