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

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Australia Published reports by state

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  1. 12013
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  3. 12021
  4. 12023
  5. 22026

Months in 2013

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

  1. 2013
    Off Cape Hauy, south-east Tasmania Tasmania
    Unidentified ABC News

    A tourist-boat captain reported three seals: one dead animal identified by the report as a New Zealand fur seal and two injured fur seals whose species were not specified. The source reported an investigation but did not establish cause. Species not recorded · 3 seals