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.

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Outer Cape Cod · 1 report1Lower Cape Cod · 4 reports2

Mapped places North to south

  1. Outer Cape Cod1 report
  2. Lower Cape Cod4 reports

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  11. 282011
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  15. 602015
  16. 862016
  17. 852017
  18. 12018
  19. 32019
  20. 32020
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  22. 32022
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  25. 52025
  26. 112026

Months in 2010

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  9. 0Sep
  10. 4Oct
  11. 1Nov
  12. 0Dec

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

  1. Chatham Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/29893232

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. A group of several live seals is partly in shallow water; count is not reliably visible. Current page identification is Grey Seal with supporting IDs; no subspecies claim. Grey seal

  2. Chatham Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/229146083

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. One live grey seal is visible swimming near the surface with its body visible. Grey seal · 1 seal

  3. Atlantic Ocean near Chatham Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/33497583

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. One live grey seal is swimming beside a boat or structure. The page history includes an initial Harbor identification that was withdrawn in favor of Atlantic Grey, with disagreement preserved; the original public page gives the exact day. Grey seal · 1 seal

  4. Chatham Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/188742057

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. One distant live seal head is visible in surf; species is retained as probable grey seal from the page consensus, with limited photographic detail. Grey seal · 1 seal

  5. Truro Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19120624

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. A dense haulout is visible in a distant soft photograph; exact count cannot be determined. Grey seal is retained as the attributed source identification, with the photo limitation noted. Grey seal