From Shoals to Hampton Harbor, gray seals are everywhere. Biologist Ellen Goethel shares what’s behind their summer 2025 ...

Their species name is “gray seal,” Halichoerus grypus, and they live off the coast of the North Atlantic. Gray seals can reach 10 feet long and weigh nearly 900 pounds.

A juvenile gray seal was spotted at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront near 33rd Street on March 17, 2025. The seal went back into the Atlantic the next morning. (Jessica Lee) ...

The NOAA estimates that there are about 450,000 gray seals in Canada and U.S. waters. "Gray seals gather in large groups during the mating/pupping and molting seasons," according to the NOAA.

Chappy, the the gray seal pup found stranded in New Haven, has died. (Mystic Aquarium) The male gray seal, affectionately named Chappy and estimated to be only a few weeks old, was rescued by the ...

Baby Gray Seal Returns to City Streets of Connecticut For Second Time, Shocking Rescuers Certain the little seal made its way back into the safety of the ocean water, rescuers at Mystic Aquarium ...