seal.watch / australia

Australia · 2020—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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N ↑New South Wales · 4 reports1Queensland · 1 report2South Australia · 3 reports3Sydney · 1 report4Tasmania · 3 reports5Victoria · 2 reports6Western Australia · 5 reports7
  1. New South Wales4 reports
  2. Queensland1 report
  3. South Australia3 reports
  4. Sydney1 report
  5. Tasmania3 reports
  6. Victoria2 reports
  7. Western Australia5 reports

11 reports have an area without a map reference. These reports remain in the archive and its filters.

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Reports over time

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  1. 12025

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

  1. 2025
    Sydney, New South Wales Sydney
    Unidentified James Cheung — iNaturalist (jamescheung)

    Photographic observation identified on iNaturalist as brown fur seal (Arctocephalus pusillus).