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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4 July—29 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.
9 of 15 reports mapped · 5 places
New England Six-state outline
Reported places Detail of outlined region
Mapped places North to south
- Eastern Maine1 report
- Downeast Maine / Acadia2 reports
- Midcoast Maine2 reports
- Massachusetts North Shore2 reports
- Lower Cape Cod2 reports
Places without a map point · 6 reports
Broad or unreviewed public locations remain available in the archive.
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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 2015
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/1812881
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1805536
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56927056
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92625730
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11703779
Observation: A large group of seals was photographed hauled out near Bremen.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1840856; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1840852
Observation: A mixed group of seals was photographed hauled out near Bunker Ledge.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41216418
Observation: A seal was photographed on a rock near Skillings River.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17865603; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6100619; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17865507
Observation: A mixed group of seals was photographed hauled out near Bar Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/171280502
Observation: A Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71342956
Observation: A Harbor Seal was photographed swimming near Monhegan.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/171123040
Observation: A Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/330988275
Observation: A Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Cape Cod.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/153519255
Observation: A group of seals was photographed hauled out near Steuben.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3391083
Observation: A small seal was photographed on rocks near Halibut Point.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192249702
Observation: A Harbor Seal was photographed resting near Ipswich.