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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10 June—3 October

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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. 12004
  2. 12008
  3. 12010
  4. 12011
  5. 12012
  6. 22013
  7. 42014
  8. 62015
  9. 72016
  10. 142017
  11. 22021
  12. 12025

Months in 2016

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

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

  1. Monhegan Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4318374

    Seals were photographed near Monhegan.

  2. Vinalhaven / Knox County Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41065513; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41065514

    Grey Seals were photographed swimming near Vinalhaven. Grey seal · 3 seals

  3. Friendship Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/178308165

    A Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Friendship. Grey seal · 1 seal

  4. Offshore Vinalhaven / Rockland Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/227360674

    A seal was photographed swimming offshore near Vinalhaven and Rockland. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  5. Seal Island National Wildlife Refuge, Vinalhaven Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/227359777

    Grey Seals were photographed swimming near Seal Island. Grey seal · 2 seals

  6. Camden Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/137650462

    A Harbor Seal was photographed on a rock near Camden. Harbour seal · 1 seal

  7. St George Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4101520

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