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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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.

8 of 8 reports mapped · 7 places

New England Six-state outline

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Reported places Detail of outlined region

Downeast Maine / Acadia · 2 reports1Casco Bay / Portland · 1 report2Massachusetts North Shore · 1 report3Outer Cape Cod · 1 report4Lower Cape Cod · 1 report5Rhode Island coast · 1 report6Martha's Vineyard · 1 report7

Mapped places North to south

  1. Downeast Maine / Acadia2 reports
  2. Casco Bay / Portland1 report
  3. Massachusetts North Shore1 report
  4. Outer Cape Cod1 report
  5. Lower Cape Cod1 report
  6. Rhode Island coast1 report
  7. Martha's Vineyard1 report

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Reports over time

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  1. 12009
  2. 22010
  3. 12011
  4. 12012
  5. 32014
  6. 32015
  7. 32016
  8. 12017
  9. 12021
  10. 12025

Months in 2009

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

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

  1. Rome Point Rhode Island
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37615

    Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. A group of harbor seals is hauled out on offshore rocks; exact count remains unset. Harbour seal