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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Total reports
443
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4 November—16 November

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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 · 2 places

New England Six-state outline

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Reported places Detail of outlined region

Massachusetts North Shore · 1 report1South Cape / Buzzards Bay · 3 reports2

Mapped places North to south

  1. Massachusetts North Shore1 report
  2. South Cape / Buzzards Bay3 reports

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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. 12000
  2. 12002
  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 2014

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

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

  1. Salisbury Beach Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1102766

    One seal was photographed hauled out at Salisbury Beach. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  2. Red Ledge, Woods Hole Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1071793

    A group of seals was photographed near Red Ledge.

  3. Red Ledge, Woods Hole Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1054579

    A group of seals was photographed near Red Ledge.

  4. Lackeys Bay Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1054600; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1054606

    A mixed group of seals was photographed at Lackeys Bay.