seal.watch / british columbia

British Columbia · 2000—2026

Harbour seals and Steller sea lions

Seals around British Columbia.

Follow public seal observations from British Columbia. Browse published records, explore the places and stories behind them, or share an encounter with the Seal Watch team.

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N ↑Strait of Georgia · 1 report1Race Rocks · 1 report2

Mapped areas North to south

  1. Strait of Georgia1 report
  2. Race Rocks1 report

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

  1. 2007
    Race Rocks Ecological Reserve Race Rocks
    Slash Carol and Mike Slater / Pam Birley, Race Rocks

    The Race Rocks log recorded the elephant seal known to its observers as Slash returning at noon, with a photograph referenced in Pam Birley’s diary. Northern elephant seal · 1 seal