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Off Egg Rock Lighthouse, Frenchman Bay

· Maine

Naturalist Ellie Crane filmed a shark attacking one seal near Egg Rock Lighthouse from the tour vessel Miss Samantha. The report does not identify the seal's species.

Species
Not recorded / not sure
Number of seals
1
Attributed name
Unidentified
Source
Ellie Crane / Bar Harbor Whale Watch Company, reported by Chris Popper / WDEA

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Supporting evidence
https://wdea.am/white-shark-attack-seal-bar-harbor/ — Explicitly states Sunday morning, 30 August 2026. This corroborates the date in Bangor Daily News body text despite its conflicting Tuesday photo caption; separate from the 13 August Ironbound encounter.
Identification confidence
Not recorded
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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Ironbound channel, Frenchman Bay

John DeRaps reported a shark feeding on a seal in the Ironbound channel between Bar Harbor and Winter Harbor and shared a photograph. The seal's species was not identified.

Source: John DeRaps, reported by Carrie Jones / Bar Harbor Story

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Charter passengers spotted a seal pup resting on a boogie board off Old Orchard Beach, near Stratton Island. Capt. Marco Lamothe photographed the encounter. Species is not established by the account.

Source: Keeper Charters / Capt. Marco Lamothe, reported by Boston.com

Schoodic coast near East Trailhead

An observer reported a seal pup among coastal rocks near Schoodic's East Trailhead around 4 p.m. and shared a photograph. The observer tentatively identified it as a harbour seal; that identification remains uncertain.

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