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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New England Six-state outline
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- Eastern Maine2 reports
- Downeast Maine / Acadia1 report
- Midcoast Maine1 report
- Outer Cape Cod4 reports
- 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
All datesSelect a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.
Months in 2008
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/338348739
Observation: Direct original iNaturalist page and photographs reviewed. Two photographs show the same single live seal head in water; they are not two animals.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/169839623
Observation: 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.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/379568752
Observation: Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. One live seal is visible in coastal water viewed from behind.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/3034060
Observation: Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. Several distant seal heads are visible near a rocky island. The observer records Atlantic grey seal or harbor seal uncertainty; species and count remain unset.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35816306
Observation: Direct original iNaturalist page and photograph reviewed. One live harbor seal is hauled out on a kelp-covered coastal rock.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/23097579
Observation: Direct original iNaturalist observation reviewed. Source IDs: 23097579. Original page has two visible photograph assets and research-grade grey seal identification.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/141403671
Observation: Direct original iNaturalist observation reviewed. Source IDs: 141403671. Original page has visible photograph asset and research-grade Atlantic harbor seal identification.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4117834
Observation: Direct original iNaturalist observation reviewed. Source IDs: 4117834. Original page has two visible photograph assets and research-grade grey seal identification.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4096784
Observation: Direct original iNaturalist observation reviewed. Source IDs: 4096784. Original page has visible photograph asset and research-grade harbor seal identification; comments explain the diagnostic basis.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4096783
Observation: Direct original iNaturalist observation reviewed. Source IDs: 4096783. Original page has visible photograph asset and research-grade harbor seal identification.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4140056
Observation: Direct original iNaturalist observation reviewed. Source IDs: 4140056. Original page has visible photograph asset and research-grade grey seal identification.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128043860
Observation: Direct original iNaturalist observation reviewed. Source IDs: 128043860. Original page has visible photograph asset and research-grade grey seal identification; community discussion addresses grey/harbor distinction.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/128051378
Observation: Direct original iNaturalist observation reviewed. Source IDs: 128051378. Original page has visible photograph asset and research-grade harbor seal identification.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/10912573
Observation: Direct original iNaturalist observation reviewed. Source IDs: 10912573. Original page has visible photograph asset and research-grade grey seal identification.