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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9 July—30 July
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14 of 16 reports mapped · 7 places
New England Six-state outline
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Mapped places North to south
- Eastern Maine1 report
- Downeast Maine / Acadia3 reports
- Midcoast Maine3 reports
- Outer Cape Cod2 reports
- Lower Cape Cod2 reports
- Mid Cape Cod2 reports
- 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
All datesSelect a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.
Months in 2016
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/227360674
Observation: A seal was photographed swimming offshore near Vinalhaven and Rockland.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/30012123
Observation: A Grey Seal head was photographed swimming near Race Point Beach.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/227359777
Observation: Grey Seals were photographed swimming near Seal Island.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141269846
Observation: A Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3748128; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31454957
Observation: Two seals were photographed swimming near Jeffreys Ledge.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/298345321
Observation: A Grey Seal head was photographed swimming near Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5615820
Observation: A large Grey Seal colony was photographed on rocks near Truro.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137650462
Observation: A Harbor Seal was photographed on a rock near Camden.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13134742; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13135219
Observation: Seals were photographed among rocks and kelp near Bar Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3999290
Observation: A seal was photographed among rocks and kelp near Frenchboro.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/296456703; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/296456704
Observation: A Grey Seal was photographed on a surf beach near Nantucket.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3824510
Observation: A large Grey Seal colony was photographed on the beach near South Beach.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4910756
Observation: A Harbor Seal was photographed swimming near Steuben.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201764203
Observation: A Grey Seal was photographed hauled out among shoreline rocks near Centerville Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/224979250
Observation: A Harbor Seal was photographed lying among beach rocks near York County.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3744742; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3744744; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3744745
Observation: Harbor Seals were photographed on rocks near Mount Desert.