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 April—2 October
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All placesMarkers 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
Reported places Detail of outlined region
Mapped places North to south
- Eastern Maine4 reports
- Downeast Maine / Acadia10 reports
- Midcoast Maine14 reports
- Casco Bay / Portland3 reports
- Southern Maine2 reports
- Seacoast / Isles of Shoals1 report
- Massachusetts North Shore5 reports
- Outer Cape Cod14 reports
- Plymouth / South Shore2 reports
- Lower Cape Cod12 reports
- Mid Cape Cod1 report
- South Cape / Buzzards Bay3 reports
- Rhode Island coast1 report
- Martha's Vineyard1 report
- Connecticut coast3 reports
- 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
All datesSelect a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.
Months in 2017
Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17358345
Observation: A large Harbor Seal haulout was photographed near Broad Cove.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7830268
Observation: A group of Harbor Seals was photographed hauled out near Boothbay Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7830198
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed swimming near Boothbay Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104463853
Observation: Many seals were photographed hauled out near Hog Island.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9267848
Observation: Many Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out near Friendship.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7127561
Observation: One distant Harbor Seal head was photographed in Penobscot Bay near North Haven.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7370399
Observation: A group of Harbor Seals was photographed hauled out near St George.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7278013; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7278447
Observation: Many Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out near Eastern Egg Rock.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9395978
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Monhegan.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6777518
Observation: Several Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out on exposed tidal rocks near Bremen.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71737821
Observation: Two Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out on a shore rock near Bremen.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/387657803
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed hauled out on a seaweed-covered shore near St George.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/297972555
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed with its head above the water near Newcastle.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5644024
Observation: One dark seal head was photographed in coastal water near Rockland.