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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11 December—29 December

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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

Outer Cape Cod · 1 report1Plymouth / South Shore · 3 reports2

Mapped places North to south

  1. Outer Cape Cod1 report
  2. Plymouth / South Shore3 reports

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Reports over time

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  11. 282011
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  15. 602015
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  17. 852017
  18. 12018
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  20. 32020
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  26. 112026

Months in 2011

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  12. 4Dec

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

  1. Plymouth Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93462865

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. One distant Harbor Seal head is visible in water at a public coastal locality; no subspecies claim and no photo uploaded. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  2. Plymouth shoreline, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93461383

    One Harbor Seal head was photographed in water along the Plymouth shoreline. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  3. Plymouth Harbor Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93461573

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. One live-appearing Harbor Seal head is visible in water. Same observer/date as 93461383 but a separate public Plymouth Harbor site 1 hour 31 minutes later; retained as a separate encounter. No subspecies claim and no photo uploaded. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  4. Provincetown Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192218635

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. One live Grey Seal is swimming. An eBird checklist link is secondary context. Grey seal · 1 seal