Mandercamp spotted a seal just hanging out on a dock on Dorchester Bay yesterday. Read more.
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Seals
By adamg - 10/5/22 - 10:30 pm
Shoebert the Seal, named for Shoe Pond in Beverly, where he wound up before flopping his way to the Beverly police station one night, from which he was transported to the ocean in Rhode Island, has made his way back to Beverly.
By adamg - 1/20/20 - 7:36 pm
The Dorchester Reporter has some photos of a seal relaxing in the Neponset up by Lower Mills last week.
By adamg - 12/19/18 - 6:29 pm
Lis the roving UHub photographer spotted this seal in Fort Point Channel in front of the Children's Museum near Seaport Boulevard today. She reports she alerted the Aquarium so they could check on him or her.
By adamg - 4/12/16 - 7:54 am
Dr. Ed spotted a seal just lounging on a dock in the Charles River this morning, probably the same one DCR reported by the locks yesterday morning: Read more.
By adamg - 4/5/16 - 7:52 am
Workers at the Museum of Science spotted a seal swimming in the Charles, so naturally, they tweeted for some help to the New England Aquarium, which will now look for the critter. To which the Museum of Science replied:
Awesome! And if you happen to notice any dinosaur fossils, we're happy to help.
Boston Magazine reports the seal may still be in the river this morning.
By adamg - 12/26/15 - 1:03 pm
John Gage actually photographed three seals off Castle Island, including this guy.
By adamg - 12/9/15 - 6:16 pm
John Gage spotted this seal at Castle Island today.
Saturday:
Seal at Black Falcon pier.
By adamg - 12/6/15 - 12:05 pm
MadTy spotted this seal in the harbor off the Black Falcon pier yesterday.
By adamg - 8/18/15 - 10:45 am
The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy posted this video by state shark expert Greg Skomal of an incident off the beach at Chatham yesterday.
By adamg - 7/2/12 - 9:41 am
Patty Neal went to the Aquarium yesterday and spotted a seal that appeared to be pining for the fjords:
One of the harbor seals at the NE Aquarium was laying at the bottom of the tank not moving. I don't think he was asleep.
This morning, the Aquarium replied that the seal really was resting:
In molting season the seals slow down and can even grow algae.
By adamg - 9/18/11 - 12:28 pm
Paul Marotta photographed a herd of seals on a Provincetown beach yesterday.
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