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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443
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4 March—11 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.

24 of 28 reports mapped · 8 places

New England Six-state outline

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Reported places Detail of outlined region

Downeast Maine / Acadia · 4 reports1Midcoast Maine · 2 reports2Casco Bay / Portland · 2 reports3Southern Maine · 2 reports4Massachusetts North Shore · 4 reports5Lower Cape Cod · 7 reports6Mid Cape Cod · 2 reports7South Cape / Buzzards Bay · 1 report8

Mapped places North to south

  1. Downeast Maine / Acadia4 reports
  2. Midcoast Maine2 reports
  3. Casco Bay / Portland2 reports
  4. Southern Maine2 reports
  5. Massachusetts North Shore4 reports
  6. Lower Cape Cod7 reports
  7. Mid Cape Cod2 reports
  8. South Cape / Buzzards Bay1 report
Places without a map point · 4 reports

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. 12005
  2. 12009
  3. 12011
  4. 22012
  5. 42013
  6. 32014
  7. 32015
  8. 62016
  9. 52017
  10. 12021
  11. 12022
  12. 12024
  13. 12025

Months in 2013

  1. 0Jan
  2. 0Feb
  3. 2Mar
  4. 0Apr
  5. 0May
  6. 0Jun
  7. 0Jul
  8. 0Aug
  9. 0Sep
  10. 0Oct
  11. 0Nov
  12. 2Dec

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

  1. Salisbury Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65750335

    Several seals were photographed hauled out near Salisbury.

  2. Parker River National Wildlife Refuge Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/483251

    A seal was photographed hauled out near Parker River National Wildlife Refuge. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  3. Jodrey Fish Pier, Gloucester Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/65750264

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. One live Grey Seal is in water. Grey seal · 1 seal

  4. Salisbury Beach Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261380636

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. At least three Harbor Seals are hauled out; structured count remains unset. Harbour seal