Australia · 2000—2026
Australian and New Zealand fur seals
Seals around Australia.
Follow public seal observations from Australia. Browse published records, explore the places and stories behind them, or share an encounter with the Seal Watch team.
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30 January—13 August
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All areasState markers group published area labels. The South Australia detail groups reviewed coastal places. Markers are references, not seal positions.
5 of 5 reports grouped by state · 1 state
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South Australia coast 5 reports
Grouped from the source place labels. Numbered coastal references cover 5 of 5 reports.
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South Australia 5 reports
South Australia coastal sections
Far West & Eyre Peninsula 1 report
Latest: · Liguanea Island
Yorke Peninsula 1 report
Adelaide coast 1 report
Latest: · St Kilda, Adelaide
Fleurieu & Coorong 1 report
Latest: · Goolwa Beach, between the main car park and Murray Mouth
Kangaroo Island 1 report
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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 2008
Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.
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Date: 2008Reported: Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2012), Australian Mammalogy
Observation: The paper reports the animal ashore for several days between Goolwa Beach and Murray Mouth.
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Date: 2008Reported: Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2014), Australian Mammalogy
Observation: The 2014 study identifies this animal as a subantarctic fur seal. A juvenile was alive and returned to sea by the following day. The structured species field is unset because Seal Watch does not offer this taxon.
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Date: 2008Reported: Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2012), Australian Mammalogy
Observation: A juvenile male, about 2–3 m long, had bite marks on its mouth and right hind flipper and was ashore for at least a day.
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Date: 2008Reported: Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2014), Australian Mammalogy
Observation: The 2014 study identifies this animal as a subantarctic fur seal. An adult female was alive in a New Zealand fur seal colony at the island's north-eastern end; no pup was found. The structured species field is unset because Seal Watch does not offer this taxon.
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Date: 2008Reported: Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2014), Australian Mammalogy
Observation: The 2014 study identifies this animal as a subantarctic fur seal. An adult male was alive in a New Zealand fur seal colony in good condition; the same animal was also seen on 31 January and 1 February. The structured species field is unset because Seal Watch does not offer this taxon.