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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    Place: Muskeget Island, Nantucket Massachusetts
    Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261480034

    Observation: Direct original iNaturalist observation reviewed. Source IDs: 261480034, 261480035. Two same-observer, same-date Muskeget Island observations; visible hauled-out seals in the original photographs.