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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6 January—27 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.

61 of 86 reports mapped · 14 places

New England Six-state outline

N ↑Eastern Maine · 4 reports1

Reported places Detail of outlined region

Downeast Maine / Acadia · 9 reports2Midcoast Maine · 7 reports3Southern Maine · 1 report4Massachusetts North Shore · 6 reports5Boston Harbor / Charles River · 6 reports6Outer Cape Cod · 6 reports7Plymouth / South Shore · 3 reports8Lower Cape Cod · 9 reports9Mid Cape Cod · 3 reports10South Cape / Buzzards Bay · 2 reports11Rhode Island coast · 3 reports12Connecticut coast · 1 report13Nantucket · 1 report14

Mapped places North to south

  1. Eastern Maine4 reports
  2. Downeast Maine / Acadia9 reports
  3. Midcoast Maine7 reports
  4. Southern Maine1 report
  5. Massachusetts North Shore6 reports
  6. Boston Harbor / Charles River6 reports
  7. Outer Cape Cod6 reports
  8. Plymouth / South Shore3 reports
  9. Lower Cape Cod9 reports
  10. Mid Cape Cod3 reports
  11. South Cape / Buzzards Bay2 reports
  12. Rhode Island coast3 reports
  13. Connecticut coast1 report
  14. Nantucket1 report
Places without a map point · 25 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 2016

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

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

  1. 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

  2. Nahant Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/61489535

    A seal was photographed washed ashore near Nahant. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  3. Gloucester Harbor Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/15167776

    A seal was photographed in the water near Gloucester Harbor. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  4. Essex County / Jodrey Fish Pier Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2711844

    A Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Jodrey Fish Pier. Grey seal · 1 seal

  5. Salisbury Beach Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2646698

    Several Harbor Seals were photographed on rocks near Salisbury Beach. Harbour seal

  6. Gloucester Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36868588

    Several Harbor Seals were photographed on rocks near Gloucester. Harbour seal