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Barnstable County, Massachusetts

· New England

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.

Species
Grey seal
Number of seals
Not recorded
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6493364; https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/6493366

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Supporting evidence
Original pages show the same observer and Barnstable County outing at 4:36–4:56 PM EDT on 3 June 2017; grouped as one encounter. The first source photograph shows one Grey Seal with visible trailing fishing gear and its source notes entanglement; the second source reports a group of six but the photograph shows distant heads. Count remains unset because overlap is unknown. No advice or condition inference is added.
Identification confidence
Probable
Editorial status
Published by Seal Watch.

Source wording, attributed names and approximate date labels are preserved. A published report does not establish a verified animal identity.

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