Marine Mammals in the Gulf of Maine
From the areas of Cape Cod to the southern tip of Labrador, observers have spotted22 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 Whale | Harbor Seal |
| Minke Whale | Gray Seal |
| Humpback Whale | Harp Seal |
| Right Whale | Hooded Seal |
| Blue Whale | Ringed Seal |
| Sei Whale | Atlantic Walrus |
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