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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3 December—28 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.

6 of 7 reports mapped · 6 places

New England Six-state outline

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Reported places Detail of outlined region

Massachusetts North Shore · 1 report1Boston Harbor / Charles River · 1 report2Plymouth / South Shore · 1 report3Lower Cape Cod · 1 report4Rhode Island coast · 1 report5Connecticut coast · 1 report6

Mapped places North to south

  1. Massachusetts North Shore1 report
  2. Boston Harbor / Charles River1 report
  3. Plymouth / South Shore1 report
  4. Lower Cape Cod1 report
  5. Rhode Island coast1 report
  6. Connecticut coast1 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

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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 2016

  1. 2Jan
  2. 5Feb
  3. 5Mar
  4. 6Apr
  5. 2May
  6. 3Jun
  7. 16Jul
  8. 13Aug
  9. 7Sep
  10. 14Oct
  11. 6Nov
  12. 7Dec

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

  1. Narragansett Bay, Newport, Rhode Island New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9910505

    Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out on a small rocky islet in Narragansett Bay. Harbour seal

  2. Gloucester Inner Harbor, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4853615

    One Harbor Seal was photographed with its head above the water in Gloucester Inner Harbor. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  3. Madison, Connecticut New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4843051

    Multiple Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out on shoreline rocks near Madison. Harbour seal

  4. Barnstable County, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4831284

    One Harbor Seal was photographed in coastal water near Barnstable County. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  5. Aunt Lydia's Cove, Chatham, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38376381

    One Grey Seal was photographed swimming in coastal water near Chatham. Grey seal · 1 seal

  6. Plymouth, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/98216277

    One Harbor Seal was photographed on a rocky shore near Plymouth. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  7. Somerville / Middlesex County waters, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4685148

    One Harbor Seal was photographed with its head above the water in Middlesex County waters. Harbour seal · 1 seal