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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- 443
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5 January—27 December
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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
Reported places Detail of outlined region
Mapped places North to south
- Downeast Maine / Acadia1 report
- Midcoast Maine4 reports
- Casco Bay / Portland2 reports
- Massachusetts North Shore3 reports
- Boston Harbor / Charles River1 report
- Outer Cape Cod1 report
- Lower Cape Cod1 report
- South Cape / Buzzards Bay6 reports
- Rhode Island coast3 reports
- 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
All datesSelect a year, then a month. Counts describe published reports; one animal may appear in several reports.
Months in 2014
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/46483265
Observation: A dead seal carcass was photographed on Plum Island.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1148120
Observation: A live group of seals was photographed hauled out at Hammonasset.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/230995556
Observation: A live group of seals was photographed on rocks near Newbury.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1102766
Observation: One seal was photographed hauled out at Salisbury Beach.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1071793
Observation: A group of seals was photographed near Red Ledge.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1054579
Observation: A group of seals was photographed near Red Ledge.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1054600; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1054606
Observation: A mixed group of seals was photographed at Lackeys Bay.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1046556
Observation: A group of seals was photographed near Naushon; the observer described more than the usual eight but gave no exact count.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1046557
Observation: A separate group of seals was photographed near Naushon.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/918154
Observation: A seal or seals were photographed on rocks and in water near Woods Hole.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/1114477
Observation: A seal was photographed near Monhegan.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/887710
Observation: A Grey Seal was photographed near Moonstone Beach.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59798799
Observation: A seal was photographed near Washington County.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/2425880
Observation: Several seals were photographed hauled out near Wolfe’s Neck Woods.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/70135197
Observation: A seal was photographed swimming near Lincoln County.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19485084
Observation: A seal was photographed on the Maine coast.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/780041
Observation: A seal was photographed near Boothbay Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48723600
Observation: Several seals were photographed on rocks off the Maine coast.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48724227
Observation: A Grey Seal was photographed near Matinicus.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19106340
Observation: Several seals were photographed near Eastern Egg Rock.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79989257; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/79989266
Observation: Seals were photographed along the Maine and Acadia coast.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19847332
Observation: Several Grey Seals were photographed near Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/20036754
Observation: Several seals were photographed hauled out near Provincetown.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/756522
Observation: A seal was photographed near Falmouth; the species is uncertain.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35227221
Observation: A seal was photographed near Newport.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/533565
Observation: A juvenile Harp Seal was photographed on a dock near Warwick Cove.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/197971597
Observation: A Harp Seal was photographed near Quincy.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/123611630
Observation: A seal was photographed near Newport County.