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Arctic Seals, Once Common in the Gulf of Maine, Now a Rare Sight in Belfast Harbor
A local rower found young Arctic seals hauled out on the docks this winter, a sighting Allied Whale says has grown rare.
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Maine Business Wire reported on Allied Whale on September 30, 2026.
What we have reported
September 30, 2026
Arctic Seals, Once Common in the Gulf of Maine, Now a Rare Sight in Belfast Harbor
Rosie Seton of Allied Whale in Bar Harbor, which works with Marine Mammals of Maine in Brunswick on seal strandings, told Littrell the animals were once often seen in the gulf but are rare now.
- Location
- Belfast Harbor
- Species
- Hooded and harp seals
- Usual season
- December to March