Marine Mammals in the Gulf of Maine

From the areas of Cape Cod to the southern tip of Labrador, observers have spotted
22 species of whales and 6 species of seals.

Toothed Whales

Harbor Porpoise Pilot Whale
White-Sided Dolphin White-Beaked Dolphin
Common Dolphin Striped Dolphin
Bottlenosed Dolphin Gray Grampus
Killer Whale Beluga
Sperm Whale Pygmy Sperm Whale
Northern Bottlenosed Whale Dense-Beaked Whale
True's Beaked Whale North Sea Beaked Whale


Baleen Whales

Seals/Walrus

Finback WhaleHarbor Seal
Minke WhaleGray Seal
Humpback WhaleHarp Seal
Right WhaleHooded Seal
Blue WhaleRinged Seal
Sei WhaleAtlantic Walrus


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