New England Sea Life

New England is home to a wide variety beach area marine life. Some of the most common animals found on New England beaches are horseshoe crabs, skates (stingrays), jellyfish and harbor seals.

Some migrate each year. For example, the skate, horseshoe crab and jellyfish are all summer residents and leave by early fall. Harbor seals, live in here all year long. Saltwater gamefish such as bluefish and striped bass come to North Atlantic shorelines during warmer weather.

Walking on any of New England's pristine beaches, you can encounter piping plovers, terns, gulls, eiders and cormorants. The most popular visitors are just offshore: pilot, finback, humpback & minke whales.

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