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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22 August—8 November

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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.

9 of 14 reports mapped · 5 places

New England Six-state outline

N ↑Eastern Maine · 2 reports1

Reported places Detail of outlined region

Downeast Maine / Acadia · 1 report2Midcoast Maine · 1 report3Outer Cape Cod · 4 reports4Martha's Vineyard · 1 report5

Mapped places North to south

  1. Eastern Maine2 reports
  2. Downeast Maine / Acadia1 report
  3. Midcoast Maine1 report
  4. Outer Cape Cod4 reports
  5. Martha's Vineyard1 report
Places without a map point · 5 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. 42008
  2. 12009
  3. 22010
  4. 72011
  5. 32012
  6. 12014
  7. 22015
  8. 62016
  9. 142017

Months in 2008

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

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

  1. Barnstable County, near Provincetown Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338348739

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photographs reviewed. Two photographs show the same single live seal head in water; they are not two animals. Grey seal · 1 seal

  2. Wellfleet Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/169839623

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photographs reviewed. Seals are swimming in surf; multiple dark heads or bodies are visible, so count remains unset. Source identifications include family-level and grey seal. Grey seal

  3. Truro Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/379568752

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. One live seal is visible in coastal water viewed from behind. Grey seal · 1 seal

  4. Wellfleet Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/23097579

    Direct original iNaturalist observation reviewed. Source IDs: 23097579. Original page has two visible photograph assets and research-grade grey seal identification. Grey seal