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

  1. Date: 2019
    Reported: Laysan LufkinF — Wikimedia Commons

    Observation: A tagged harbor seal identified by the photographer as Laysan was photographed on the river bank.