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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16 January—10 June

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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.

77 of 85 reports mapped · 16 places

New England Six-state outline

N ↑Eastern Maine · 4 reports1

Reported places Detail of outlined region

Downeast Maine / Acadia · 10 reports2Midcoast Maine · 14 reports3Casco Bay / Portland · 3 reports4Southern Maine · 2 reports5Seacoast / Isles of Shoals · 1 report6Massachusetts North Shore · 5 reports7Outer Cape Cod · 14 reports8Plymouth / South Shore · 2 reports9Lower Cape Cod · 12 reports10Mid Cape Cod · 1 report11South Cape / Buzzards Bay · 3 reports12Rhode Island coast · 1 report13Martha's Vineyard · 1 report14Connecticut coast · 3 reports15Nantucket · 1 report16

Mapped places North to south

  1. Eastern Maine4 reports
  2. Downeast Maine / Acadia10 reports
  3. Midcoast Maine14 reports
  4. Casco Bay / Portland3 reports
  5. Southern Maine2 reports
  6. Seacoast / Isles of Shoals1 report
  7. Massachusetts North Shore5 reports
  8. Outer Cape Cod14 reports
  9. Plymouth / South Shore2 reports
  10. Lower Cape Cod12 reports
  11. Mid Cape Cod1 report
  12. South Cape / Buzzards Bay3 reports
  13. Rhode Island coast1 report
  14. Martha's Vineyard1 report
  15. Connecticut coast3 reports
  16. Nantucket1 report
Places without a map point · 8 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 2017

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

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

  1. Plum Island Sound, Rowley, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6582529

    One Harbor Seal was photographed hauled out on a sandbar in Plum Island Sound. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  2. Rockport, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18402429

    One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Rockport. Grey seal · 1 seal

  3. Salisbury State Beach, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5212381

    Two Harbor Seals were photographed resting on low rocks near Salisbury State Beach. Harbour seal · 2 seals

  4. Jodrey State Fish Pier, Gloucester, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5022792

    One Harbor Seal was photographed swimming near Jodrey State Fish Pier. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  5. Rockport, Massachusetts New England
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4957540

    One Harbor Seal was photographed resting on a rock near Rockport. Harbour seal · 1 seal