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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5 October—13 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.

9 of 9 reports mapped · 5 places

New England Six-state outline

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Reported places Detail of outlined region

Downeast Maine / Acadia · 2 reports1Midcoast Maine · 1 report2Outer Cape Cod · 4 reports3Lower Cape Cod · 1 report4South Cape / Buzzards Bay · 1 report5

Mapped places North to south

  1. Downeast Maine / Acadia2 reports
  2. Midcoast Maine1 report
  3. Outer Cape Cod4 reports
  4. Lower Cape Cod1 report
  5. South Cape / Buzzards Bay1 report

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Reports over time

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Select a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.

  1. 42008
  2. 12009
  3. 22010
  4. 72011
  5. 32012
  6. 12014
  7. 22015
  8. 62016
  9. 142017

Months in 2017

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

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

  1. Truro, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180062988; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180062990; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180062989

    A Grey Seal group was photographed near Truro. Grey seal · 4 seals

  2. Provincetown, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180062974; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180062975

    Seals were photographed in Provincetown during one outing.

  3. Provincetown, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180062971

    One Grey Seal was photographed near Provincetown. Grey seal · 1 seal

  4. Race Point, Provincetown, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72014344

    One Grey Seal head was photographed near Race Point. Grey seal · 1 seal