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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15 April—19 October

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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.

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Reported places Detail of outlined region

Downeast Maine / Acadia · 1 report1Lower Cape Cod · 1 report2

Mapped places North to south

  1. Downeast Maine / Acadia1 report
  2. Lower Cape Cod1 report
Places without a map point · 1 report

Broad or unreviewed public locations remain available in the archive.

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Reports over time

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  11. 282011
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  15. 602015
  16. 862016
  17. 852017
  18. 12018
  19. 32019
  20. 32020
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  22. 32022
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  25. 52025
  26. 112026

Months in 2003

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

  1. Egg Rock Lighthouse, Bar Harbor Maine
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9463557

    Direct original iNaturalist observation reviewed. Source IDs: 9463557. Original photograph asset and page show research-grade harbor seal at Egg Rock Lighthouse. Harbour seal

  2. Barnstable County Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/63706270

    Direct original iNaturalist observation reviewed. Source ID 63706270. Original page has three visible photograph assets and research-grade grey seal identification. Grey seal

  3. Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge Massachusetts
    Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/239526932

    Direct original iNaturalist observation reviewed. Source IDs: 239526932. Original photograph visibly shows a live seal on an offshore rock; page taxon is harbor seal. Harbour seal