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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23 June—18 October

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

4 of 4 reports grouped by state · 1 state

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N ↑South Australia: 4 reports; show area links1

South Australia coast 4 reports

Far West & Eyre Peninsula: 1 report; browse reports1Fleurieu & Coorong: 1 report; browse reports2Kangaroo Island: 2 reports; browse reports3

Grouped from the source place labels. Numbered coastal references cover 4 of 4 reports.

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South Australia 4 reports

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  5. 32004
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  15. 22016
  16. 22020
  17. 32021
  18. 32022
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  20. 42024
  21. 32025
  22. 132026

Months in 2007

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  10. 1Oct
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Grouped by each record’s archive date. Approximate dates keep their original labels in the records below.

  1. 2007
    Castle Rock Beach, Vivonne Bay, Kangaroo Island South Australia
    Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2012), Australian Mammalogy

    The same beach sighting was reported again on 1 November; the paper treats this as a single animal record. Leopard seal · 1 seal

  2. 2007
    Port Lincoln South Australia
    Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2014), Australian Mammalogy

    The 2014 study identifies this animal as a subantarctic fur seal. A juvenile male was alive on a town beach and was relocated and released. The structured species field is unset because Seal Watch does not offer this taxon. Species not recorded · 1 seal

  3. 2007
    Victor Harbor, east of Hindmarsh River mouth South Australia
    Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2012), Australian Mammalogy

    The seal remained on a sandy beach until 26 August. The paper says it may have been the same animal reported at Port Elliot in early September; that identity is uncertain. Leopard seal · 1 seal

  4. 2007
    Pennington Bay, Kangaroo Island South Australia
    Unidentified Shaughnessy et al. (2012), Australian Mammalogy

    The paper describes a seal in poor condition with restricted movement; it was gone two days later. Leopard seal · 1 seal