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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9 August—29 August

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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.

4 of 4 reports mapped · 4 places

New England Six-state outline

N ↑Eastern Maine · 1 report1

Reported places Detail of outlined region

Midcoast Maine · 1 report2Outer Cape Cod · 1 report3Martha's Vineyard · 1 report4

Mapped places North to south

  1. Eastern Maine1 report
  2. Midcoast Maine1 report
  3. Outer Cape Cod1 report
  4. Martha's Vineyard1 report

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Reports over time

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  3. 32003
  4. 42004
  5. 22005
  6. 22006
  7. 42007
  8. 142008
  9. 82009
  10. 212010
  11. 282011
  12. 292012
  13. 282013
  14. 282014
  15. 602015
  16. 862016
  17. 852017
  18. 12018
  19. 32019
  20. 32020
  21. 62021
  22. 32022
  23. 42023
  24. 32024
  25. 52025
  26. 112026

Months in 2008

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

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

  1. Gull Island, Dukes County Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3034060

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. Several distant seal heads are visible near a rocky island. The observer records Atlantic grey seal or harbor seal uncertainty; species and count remain unset.

  2. Bristol, Maine Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35816306

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. One live harbor seal is hauled out on a kelp-covered coastal rock. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  3. Wellfleet Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/23097579

    Direct original iNaturalist observation reviewed. Source IDs: 23097579. Original page has two visible photograph assets and research-grade grey seal identification. Grey seal

  4. Addison Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141403671

    Direct original iNaturalist observation reviewed. Source IDs: 141403671. Original page has visible photograph asset and research-grade Atlantic harbor seal identification. Harbour seal