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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3 October—22 October

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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.

7 of 14 reports mapped · 7 places

New England Six-state outline

N ↑Eastern Maine · 1 report1

Reported places Detail of outlined region

Downeast Maine / Acadia · 1 report2Midcoast Maine · 1 report3Massachusetts North Shore · 1 report4Plymouth / South Shore · 1 report5Lower Cape Cod · 1 report6South Cape / Buzzards Bay · 1 report7

Mapped places North to south

  1. Eastern Maine1 report
  2. Downeast Maine / Acadia1 report
  3. Midcoast Maine1 report
  4. Massachusetts North Shore1 report
  5. Plymouth / South Shore1 report
  6. Lower Cape Cod1 report
  7. South Cape / Buzzards Bay1 report
Places without a map point · 7 reports

Broad or unreviewed public locations remain available in the archive.

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Reports over time

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  1. 262015
  2. 182016

Months in 2016

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

  1. New England New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4427084

    A seal was photographed in coastal water in New England. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  2. New England New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4391797

    Several seals were photographed hauled out in New England.

  3. New England New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4348398

    A seal was photographed in coastal water in New England. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  4. New England New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70826376

    A seal was photographed in coastal water in New England. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  5. New England New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7855279

    Seals were photographed in coastal water in New England.

  6. New England New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4299508

    Seals were photographed in coastal water in New England.

  7. New England New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4268395

    A Harbor Seal was photographed hauled out in New England. Harbour seal · 1 seal