seal.watch / california

California · 2005—2026

Northern elephant and harbour seals

Seals around California.

Follow public seal observations from California. Browse published records, explore the places and stories behind them, or share an encounter with the Seal Watch team.

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Total reports
54
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The overview shows the full California outline and enlarged coastal views for matching reports. Numbered markers represent broad named areas, never exact observation locations. Select an area to filter the archive. The Farallon Islands marker is offshore; small islands may be absent from the outline.

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Big Sur and Cambria detail view
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Big Sur and Cambria

Fiscalini Ranch Preserve coast · 1 report1
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  1. Fiscalini Ranch Preserve coast1 report

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  14. 42025
  15. 202026

Months in 2023

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Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.

  1. Fiscalini Ranch Preserve coast, California Fiscalini Ranch Preserve coast
    Unidentified frolickingfrog — iNaturalist

    Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as harbour seal (Phoca vitulina). Harbour seal