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.
- Total reports
- 443
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Public records archive
22 July 2015—22 October 2016
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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.
350 of 443 reports mapped · 19 places
New England Six-state outline
Reported places Detail of outlined region
Mapped places North to south
- Eastern Maine12 reports
- Bangor Waterfront1 report
- Downeast Maine / Acadia51 reports
- Midcoast Maine41 reports
- Casco Bay / Portland16 reports
- Southern Maine13 reports
- Seacoast / Isles of Shoals6 reports
- Massachusetts North Shore30 reports
- Boston Harbor / Charles River13 reports
- Holyoke / Connecticut River1 report
- Outer Cape Cod40 reports
- Plymouth / South Shore12 reports
- Lower Cape Cod47 reports
- Mid Cape Cod6 reports
- South Cape / Buzzards Bay17 reports
- Rhode Island coast17 reports
- Martha's Vineyard4 reports
- Connecticut coast15 reports
- Nantucket8 reports
Places without a map point · 93 reports
Broad or unreviewed public locations remain available in the archive.
- Barnstable County10 reports
- Barnstable County waters1 report
- Barnstable County, Massachusetts3 reports
- Brothers Island4 reports
- Bunker Ledge1 report
- Cape Cod3 reports
- Cape Cod / Barnstable1 report
- Cape Cod National Seashore1 report
- Cape Cod National Seashore, Massachusetts1 report
- Cape Cod, Massachusetts1 report
- Hancock County2 reports
- Hancock County, Maine1 report
- Jeffreys Ledge1 report
- Knox County1 report
- Lincoln County2 reports
- Long Island1 report
- Maine coast3 reports
- Maine coastal island, public place only1 report
- Massachusetts coast1 report
- Massachusetts coastal waters1 report
- New England44 reports
- New Hampshire coast, exact site unspecified1 report
- Newport County1 report
- Plymouth County1 report
- Sagadahoc1 report
- Southeastern Stellwagen Bank area1 report
- Washington County1 report
- Washington County, Maine1 report
- West Brother Island1 report
- York County1 report
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Reports over time
Select a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.
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/4427084
Observation: A seal was photographed in coastal water in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4391797
Observation: Several seals were photographed hauled out in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4348398
Observation: A seal was photographed in coastal water in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70826376
Observation: A seal was photographed in coastal water in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7855279
Observation: Seals were photographed in coastal water in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4299508
Observation: Seals were photographed in coastal water in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4268395
Observation: A Harbor Seal was photographed hauled out in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4217865
Observation: Seals were photographed in coastal water in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/256958272
Observation: A seal was photographed in coastal water in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4541386
Observation: Several seals were photographed in coastal water in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/16697932
Observation: A seal was photographed in coastal water in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/385064506
Observation: A seal was photographed in coastal water in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5138205
Observation: A seal was photographed in coastal water in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4264849
Observation: A seal was photographed in coastal water in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4611738
Observation: A seal was photographed in coastal water in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6155181
Observation: Seals were photographed in coastal water in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/41512754
Observation: Seals were photographed in coastal water in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3911524
Observation: Small seal heads were photographed in coastal water in New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26050606
Observation: A group of seals was photographed hauled out near Merrimack.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/238756330
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2409075
Observation: About five seals were photographed near Race Point.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/196431343
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338099996
Observation: Two seals were photographed near Wellfleet.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/34009893
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93436032
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2108364
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2318470
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18062179
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/200129459
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3669459
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/234204120
Observation: A seal was photographed beside a dock near Duxbury.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4949078
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4944361
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/21492139
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/262200819
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72150285
Observation: Seals were photographed around a boat near Portland.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/292489326
Observation: About three seals were photographed near Mount Desert.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/347235252
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4347874
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192264372
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1812881
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1805536
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56927056
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/92625730
Observation: A seal was photographed near the coast of New England.