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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5 June—20 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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Select a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.

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  3. 12010
  4. 12011
  5. 12012
  6. 22013
  7. 42014
  8. 62015
  9. 72016
  10. 142017
  11. 22021
  12. 12025

Months in 2015

  1. 0Jan
  2. 0Feb
  3. 0Mar
  4. 0Apr
  5. 0May
  6. 4Jun
  7. 2Jul
  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. Bremen Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11703779

    A large group of seals was photographed hauled out near Bremen.

  2. Monhegan Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71342956

    A Harbor Seal was photographed swimming near Monhegan. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  3. Penobscot Bay Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17422096

    A seal head was photographed near a kayak in Penobscot Bay. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  4. Muscongus Bay Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1976703

    A group of seals was photographed in Muscongus Bay.

  5. Matinicus Rock Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2397685

    A group of Grey Seals was photographed near Matinicus Rock. Grey seal

  6. Eastern Egg Rock Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2397698

    One Grey Seal was photographed near Eastern Egg Rock. Grey seal · 1 seal