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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Outer Cape Cod · 2 reports1Lower Cape Cod · 1 report2

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  1. Outer Cape Cod2 reports
  2. Lower Cape Cod1 report

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

  1. South Monomoy Island, Chatham Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/174637629

    Direct original iNaturalist pages and photographs reviewed. Many live seals are hauled out at the surf line; current Grey Seal identification is retained as probable and count is unset. Source photographs are all rights reserved and no media is uploaded. Grey seal