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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Total reports
443
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17 February—20 September

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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.

23 of 28 reports mapped · 10 places

New England Six-state outline

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Reported places Detail of outlined region

Downeast Maine / Acadia · 1 report1Midcoast Maine · 4 reports2Casco Bay / Portland · 2 reports3Massachusetts North Shore · 3 reports4Boston Harbor / Charles River · 1 report5Outer Cape Cod · 1 report6Lower Cape Cod · 1 report7South Cape / Buzzards Bay · 6 reports8Rhode Island coast · 3 reports9Connecticut coast · 1 report10

Mapped places North to south

  1. Downeast Maine / Acadia1 report
  2. Midcoast Maine4 reports
  3. Casco Bay / Portland2 reports
  4. Massachusetts North Shore3 reports
  5. Boston Harbor / Charles River1 report
  6. Outer Cape Cod1 report
  7. Lower Cape Cod1 report
  8. South Cape / Buzzards Bay6 reports
  9. Rhode Island coast3 reports
  10. Connecticut coast1 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. 12009
  2. 22010
  3. 12011
  4. 12012
  5. 32014
  6. 32015
  7. 32016
  8. 12017
  9. 12021
  10. 12025

Months in 2014

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

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

  1. Moonstone Beach Rhode Island
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/887710

    A Grey Seal was photographed near Moonstone Beach. Grey seal · 1 seal

  2. Newport Rhode Island
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35227221

    A seal was photographed near Newport. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  3. Warwick Cove Rhode Island
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/533565

    A juvenile Harp Seal was photographed on a dock near Warwick Cove. Harp seal · 1 seal