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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28 May—16 July

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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.

31 of 60 reports mapped · 12 places

New England Six-state outline

N ↑Eastern Maine · 1 report1Bangor Waterfront · 1 report2

Reported places Detail of outlined region

Downeast Maine / Acadia · 8 reports3Midcoast Maine · 6 reports4Seacoast / Isles of Shoals · 1 report5Massachusetts North Shore · 3 reports6Outer Cape Cod · 2 reports7Plymouth / South Shore · 2 reports8Lower Cape Cod · 2 reports9South Cape / Buzzards Bay · 1 report10Rhode Island coast · 3 reports11Connecticut coast · 1 report12

Mapped places North to south

  1. Eastern Maine1 report
  2. Bangor Waterfront1 report
  3. Downeast Maine / Acadia8 reports
  4. Midcoast Maine6 reports
  5. Seacoast / Isles of Shoals1 report
  6. Massachusetts North Shore3 reports
  7. Outer Cape Cod2 reports
  8. Plymouth / South Shore2 reports
  9. Lower Cape Cod2 reports
  10. South Cape / Buzzards Bay1 report
  11. Rhode Island coast3 reports
  12. Connecticut coast1 report
Places without a map point · 29 reports

Broad or unreviewed public locations remain available in the archive.

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Reports over time

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  5. 22009
  6. 22010
  7. 42011
  8. 22012
  9. 42013
  10. 12014
  11. 82015
  12. 92016
  13. 102017
  14. 12020
  15. 12024
  16. 32026

Months in 2015

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  5. 1May
  6. 5Jun
  7. 2Jul
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Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.

  1. Skillings River / Bar Harbor Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41216418

    A seal was photographed on a rock near Skillings River. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  2. Bar Harbor Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17865603; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6100619; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17865507

    A mixed group of seals was photographed hauled out near Bar Harbor.

  3. Bar Harbor Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9786237

    A group of seals was photographed hauled out near Bar Harbor.

  4. Mount Desert Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/164435204

    Many seals were photographed hauled out among rocky islets near Mount Desert.

  5. Gouldsboro Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176214315

    A group of seals was photographed hauled out near Gouldsboro.

  6. Gouldsboro Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/176214322

    A group of seals was photographed hauled out near Gouldsboro.

  7. Egg Rock, Bar Harbor Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1726592

    A group of seals was photographed near Egg Rock.

  8. Mount Desert Narrows Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2586039

    Seals were photographed from a kayak in Mount Desert Narrows.