Seals in Salem

[The Dad Fisherman]

I've seen them swimming around Glostah harbah the past couple of years...they get around.

[Clogston29]

Grey or harbor? Harbor seals should be out there right? If the greys start taking over then we have a problem. Correct me if I'm wrong.

[Rockport24]

Ross, say it ain't so!!! I've seen them at plum island in the spring, but that's it! let's just hope they don't multiply

[spinncognito]

They typically show up late September and patrol the harbor here. Have not had a striper problem with them but they have snatched mackerel from many guys right at the dock. Blows your mind when they come out from under a float withing 6 inches of you and plunder your macs...

[2na]

I saw them for 4-5 years, slowly building in numbers, going from the once or twice a year sightings to the everyday, and suddenly one year they started to seize on fish. Your local population will learn from the smarter-than-the-average seal, or the seal which moved from a different (i.e. cape) area, and then they teach the pups and start following the fishermen who feed them the most. Think big dogs that have to make a living on their own.