There are county, state and federal marine protected areas off the coast of Washington. The state marine reserves are managed by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; ^[1] aquatic reserves are managed by the Washington Department of Natural Resources, ^[2] and marine state parks are managed by Washington State Parks. ^[3]

Federally protected marine areas

• Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
• Washington Maritime National Wildlife Refuge Complex
  • Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge
  • Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge
  • Copalis National Wildlife Refuge
  • Dungeness National Wildlife Refuge
  • Protection Island National Wildlife Refuge
  • San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge

State protected marine areas

Marine conservation areas

• Brackett's Landing Shoreline Sanctuary Conservation Area
• City of Des Moines Park Conservation Area
• Keystone Conservation Area
• Octopus Hole Conservation Area
• Orchard Rocks Conservation Area
• Saltar's Point Beach Conservation Area
• South 239th Street Park Conservation Area
• Sund Rock Conservation Area
• Waketickeh Creek Conservation Area

Marine preserves

• Admiralty Head Marine Preserve
• Argyle Lagoon Marine Preserve
• Carkeek Park Marine Preserve
• Colvos Passage Marine Preserve
• Discovery Park Marine Preserve
• Emma Schmitz Marine Preserve
• False Bay Marine Preserve
• Friday Harbor Marine Preserve
• Golden Gardens Park Marine Preserve
• Lincoln Park Marine Preserve
• Richey Viewpoint Marine Preserve
• Saltwater State Park Marine Preserve
• Shaw Island Marine Preserve
• Titlow Beach Marine Preserve
• Toliva Shoal Marine Preserve
• Yellow and Low Islands Marine Preserve
• Z's Reef Marine Preserve

Aquatic reserves

• Cherry Point State Aquatic Reserve
• Cypress Island State Aquatic Reserve
• Fidalgo Bay State Aquatic Reserve
• Maury Island State Aquatic Reserve
• Nisqually Reach State Aquatic Reserve
• Protection Island State Aquatic Reserve
• Smith and Minor Islands State Aquatic Reserve
• Lake Kapowsin State Aquatic Reserve (freshwater)

Marine state parks

• Blake Island Marine State Park
• Blind Island Marine State Park
• Clark Island Marine State Park
• Cutts Island Marine State Park
• Eagle Island Marine State Park
• Doe Island Marine State Park
• Hope Island Marine State Park
• James Island Marine State Park
• Jones Island Marine State Park
• Matia Island Marine State Park
• McMicken Island Marine State Park
• Mystery Bay Marine State Park
• Patos Island Marine State Park
• Posey Island Marine State Park
• Saddlebag Island Marine State Park
• Skagit Island Marine State Park
• Stuart Island Marine State Park
• Sucia Island Marine State Park
• Turn Island Marine State Park

Sea Urchin and Sea Cucumber Exclusion Zones

• Hale Passage
• Haro Strait
• Low Point
• Marine Area 12
• San Juan and Upright Channels
• Tatoosh Island

Pacific Octopus Protection Areas in Puget Sound

• Alki Beach Junkyard
• Alki Beach Seacrest Coves 1, 2, and 3
• Days Island
• Deception Pass
• Les Davis
• Marine Area 12
• Redondo Beach
• Three Tree Point

County and municipal marine protected areas

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• Lighthouse Marine Park, Whatcom County ^[4]
• Lily Point Marine Park, Whatcom County ^[4]
• Maury Island Marine Park, King County ^[5]
• Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve, Whatcom County ^[4]

See also

• List of Washington state parks
• List of lighthouses in Washington (state)
• List of marine protected areas of California
• List of marine protected areas of Oregon
• List of marine protected areas of Hawaii
• List of marine protected areas of Alaska
• List of U.S. National Marine Sanctuaries

References