Copulation usually takes place in the water. A male harbor seal may mate with several females.

Where do seals go to breed?

Northern fur seals seasonally breed on six islands in the eastern North Pacific Ocean and Bering Sea in the United States—St. Paul, Bogoslof, St. George, Sea Lion Rock, San Miguel, and South Farallon. They also breed on the Commander Islands, Kuril Island, and Robben Island.

Do seals mate on land or in the water?

Answer 1: Seals (members of the Family Phocidae) reproduce the same way as most terrestrial mammals, that is, they mate, give birth, and suckle their young on land (or in some cases ice).