seal.watch / australia

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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25 January—21 November

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State markers group published area labels. The South Australia detail groups reviewed coastal places. Markers are references, not seal positions.

8 of 8 reports grouped by state · 2 states

South Australia coast 5 reports

Yorke Peninsula: 1 report; browse reports1Adelaide coast: 1 report; browse reports2Kangaroo Island: 2 reports; browse reports3Limestone Coast: 1 report; browse reports4

Grouped from the source place labels. Numbered coastal references cover 5 of 5 reports.

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South Australia 5 reports
Victoria 3 reports

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  4. 12003
  5. 32004
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  7. 42007
  8. 52008
  9. 52009
  10. 32010
  11. 22011
  12. 52012
  13. 32026

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

  1. 2012
    Nora Creina South Australia
    Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2014), Australian Mammalogy

    The 2014 study identifies this animal as a subantarctic fur seal. A subadult male was alive in poor condition on the beach and departed several days later. The structured species field is unset because Seal Watch does not offer this taxon. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  2. 2012
    Seal Slide, Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park, Kangaroo Island South Australia
    Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2014), Australian Mammalogy

    The 2014 study identifies this animal as a subantarctic fur seal. An adult male was alive in good condition. A similar fur seal at D'Estrees Bay the next day was considered likely to be the same animal. The structured species field is unset because Seal Watch does not offer this taxon. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  3. 2012
    Port Price South Australia
    Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2014), Australian Mammalogy

    The 2014 study identifies this animal as a subantarctic fur seal. A juvenile female was alive; the paper reports later rehabilitation and release at Port Elliot on or after 21 September. The structured species field is unset because Seal Watch does not offer this taxon. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  4. 2012
    Glenelg, Adelaide South Australia
    Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2014), Australian Mammalogy

    The 2014 study identifies this animal as a subantarctic fur seal. A subadult male was alive in good condition, later rehabilitated and released at Outer Harbor. The structured species field is unset because Seal Watch does not offer this taxon. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  5. 2012
    Cape Gantheaume, Kangaroo Island South Australia
    Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2014), Australian Mammalogy

    The 2014 study identifies this animal as a subantarctic fur seal. A subadult male was alive in good condition in a New Zealand fur seal colony. The structured species field is unset because Seal Watch does not offer this taxon. Species not recorded · 1 seal