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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12 January—13 October
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77 of 85 reports mapped · 16 places
New England Six-state outline
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Mapped places North to south
- Eastern Maine4 reports
- Downeast Maine / Acadia10 reports
- Midcoast Maine14 reports
- Casco Bay / Portland3 reports
- Southern Maine2 reports
- Seacoast / Isles of Shoals1 report
- Massachusetts North Shore5 reports
- Outer Cape Cod14 reports
- Plymouth / South Shore2 reports
- Lower Cape Cod12 reports
- Mid Cape Cod1 report
- South Cape / Buzzards Bay3 reports
- Rhode Island coast1 report
- Martha's Vineyard1 report
- Connecticut coast3 reports
- Nantucket1 report
Places without a map point · 8 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 2017
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/180062988; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180062990; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180062989
Observation: A Grey Seal group was photographed near Truro.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13056462
Observation: Two Grey Seals were photographed near a pier in Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8387853
Observation: Three Harbor Seals were photographed on rocks near Woods Hole.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180062974; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180062975
Observation: Seals were photographed in Provincetown during one outing.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/180062971
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed near Provincetown.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/48864435
Observation: Multiple Harbor Seals were photographed on rocks along the Maine coast.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/72014344
Observation: One Grey Seal head was photographed near Race Point.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8370743; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8370744
Observation: A seal haulout was photographed near Sorrento.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/17358345
Observation: A large Harbor Seal haulout was photographed near Broad Cove.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8201243
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed near Provincetown.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8078873
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed near Race Point.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/32003576
Observation: One seal was photographed near Provincetown.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8709263
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Provincetown.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/8709284
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Provincetown.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/13934077
Observation: Two Harbor Seals were photographed together in the water in Washington County.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7830268
Observation: A group of Harbor Seals was photographed hauled out near Boothbay Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9624287
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed hauled out on seaweed near Lubec.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7830198
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed swimming near Boothbay Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/192213954
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed near Provincetown.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7785803
Observation: More than twelve Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out near Bar Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/52608440
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed on the Massachusetts coast.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/185845152
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed in Massachusetts coastal waters.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37233697; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37233701
Observation: One Grey Seal head was photographed near Eastham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7692087
Observation: Three Grey Seal heads were photographed in the surf near Nantucket.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7594784; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7594812
Observation: Grey Seals were photographed swimming and feeding near Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/51824400
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed near Blue Hill.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/93858414
Observation: One Grey Seal head was photographed in the water near Cape Cod National Seashore.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/56348030
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Wellfleet.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7362718
Observation: One seal carcass was photographed in Hancock County.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/104463853
Observation: Many seals were photographed hauled out near Hog Island.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/11397459
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/370642080
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed on a beach near Cape Cod.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19123004
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed swimming off the Maine coast.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9267848
Observation: Many Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out near Friendship.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7173529
Observation: Three Grey Seal heads were photographed in the surf near North Truro.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7127561
Observation: One distant Harbor Seal head was photographed in Penobscot Bay near North Haven.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/201415964
Observation: A Harbor Seal haulout group was photographed in Casco Bay near Harpswell.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35273475
Observation: One Grey Seal head was photographed in the water near Falkner Island.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/25308201
Observation: Three Grey Seal heads were photographed in the water near Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7026377
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed on seaweed-covered rocks near Winter Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7370399
Observation: A group of Harbor Seals was photographed hauled out near St George.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7278013; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7278447
Observation: Many Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out near Eastern Egg Rock.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/9395978
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Monhegan.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/154079993
Observation: Grey Seals were photographed swimming in Chatham Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7385368
Observation: Many Grey Seal heads were photographed in a line in the water near Star Island.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7125752
Observation: One Harbor Seal head was photographed in the water in Harpswell Sound.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/254713816
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near a pier in Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7455097
Observation: A group of Harbor Seals was photographed on rocks and in the water near Egg Rock.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/66702349
Observation: Five Grey Seal heads were photographed in the water near Eastham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6777518
Observation: Several Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out on exposed tidal rocks near Bremen.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/130722678
Observation: At least three Harbor Seals, including adults and pups, were photographed on a rock by the water near Petit Manan Point.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/71737821
Observation: Two Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out on a shore rock near Bremen.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/387657803
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed hauled out on a seaweed-covered shore near St George.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6582529
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed hauled out on a sandbar in Plum Island Sound.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/21577487
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59806993
Observation: At least two Harbor Seals were photographed swimming near Steuben.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/21416242
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming toward the camera in Chatham coastal waters.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59807126; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/59807137
Observation: Seals were photographed among rocks near Steuben during one later outing.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6493364; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6493366
Observation: Grey Seals were photographed swimming in Barnstable County; one photograph shows a seal with trailing fishing gear and the companion record shows additional distant heads.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/229376967
Observation: Three Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out on dark rocks near Winter Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6447160
Observation: One Harbor Seal with a spotted coat was photographed hauled out on a rock near Winter Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/297972555
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed with its head above the water near Newcastle.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/38097728
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming at the surface near Chatham.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6369228; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6370973
Observation: Seals were photographed on wave-washed rocks in Saco Bay near Old Orchard Beach during one outing.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/7245095
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed hauled out on sand near the Chilmark coast.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6176099
Observation: At least two Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out on exposed coastal rocks near Winter Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6115784
Observation: One seal head was photographed in the sea near Race Point Beach.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5788743; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5788747; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5788742
Observation: At least two Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out on coastal rocks near Manomet Point during one outing.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5644024
Observation: One dark seal head was photographed in coastal water near Rockland.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5672484
Observation: Several Harbor Seals were photographed at the surface around an exposed rock in Vineyard Sound.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5636066
Observation: Several Harbor Seals were photographed hauled out on a low rock near Meigs Point.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5651699
Observation: One Harp Seal was photographed resting on a grassy coastal bank near Brunswick.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5772947
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed hauled out on a coastal rock near Cranberry Isles.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/18402429
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Rockport.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5390314
Observation: One Harp Seal was photographed resting on a beach near West Yarmouth.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/26800464
Observation: One Grey Seal was photographed swimming near Narragansett.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5179115
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed swimming near Stonington.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/208128812
Observation: Grey Seal remains were photographed on a beach near Provincetown.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5231464
Observation: Harbor Seals were photographed around rocky outcrops in Wells Harbor.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5212381
Observation: Two Harbor Seals were photographed resting on low rocks near Salisbury State Beach.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5131579
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed with its head above the water near Orleans.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5022792
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed swimming near Jodrey State Fish Pier.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/4957540
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed resting on a rock near Rockport.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19864975; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/19864977
Observation: Multiple Harbor Seals were photographed among rocks and coastal water near Woods Hole during one outing.
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Date:Reported: Unidentified https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/5000598
Observation: One Harbor Seal was photographed hauled out on a breakwater near Scituate.