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—27 July
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15 of 17 reports mapped · 7 places
New England Six-state outline
Reported places Detail of outlined region
Mapped places North to south
- Downeast Maine / Acadia1 report
- Midcoast Maine6 reports
- Casco Bay / Portland2 reports
- Seacoast / Isles of Shoals1 report
- Outer Cape Cod1 report
- Lower Cape Cod3 reports
- 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
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/104463853
Observation: Many seals were photographed hauled out near Hog Island.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11397459
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/370642080
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed on a beach near Cape Cod.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19123004
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed swimming off the Maine coast.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9267848
Observation: Many Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out near Friendship.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7173529
Observation: Three Grey Seal heads were photographed in the surf near North Truro.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7127561
Observation: One distant Harbor Seal head was photographed in Penobscot Bay near North Haven.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201415964
Observation: A Harbor Seal haulout group was photographed in Casco Bay near Harpswell.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35273475
Observation: One Grey Seal head was photographed in the water near Falkner Island.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25308201
Observation: Three Grey Seal heads were photographed in the water near Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7026377
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed on seaweed-covered rocks near Winter Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7370399
Observation: A group of Harbor Seals was photographed hauled out near St George.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7278013; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7278447
Observation: Many Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out near Eastern Egg Rock.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9395978
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Monhegan.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/154079993
Observation: Grey Seals were photographed swimming in Chatham Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7385368
Observation: Many Grey Seal heads were photographed in a line in the water near Star Island.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7125752
Observation: One Harbor Seal head was photographed in the water in Harpswell Sound.