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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- 443
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3 November—28 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.
5 of 6 reports mapped · 4 places
New England Six-state outline
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Mapped places North to south
- Downeast Maine / Acadia2 reports
- Boston Harbor / Charles River1 report
- Outer Cape Cod1 report
- Lower Cape Cod1 report
Places without a map point · 1 report
Broad or unreviewed public locations remain available in the archive.
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Reports over time
All datesSelect a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.
Months in 2016
Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/47635816
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed with a fish in Boston Harbor near Charlestown.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4583904
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed with its head above coastal water in Barnstable County.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4589561
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed with its head above coastal water near Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4517710
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed with its head above water near Race Point.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4493232
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Winter Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4488917
Observation: A small seal head was photographed in coastal water near Winter Harbor.