State and federally managed ocean reserves
EPA divers work to remove abandoned fishing gear from Puget Sound Trees falling off of cliffside at Whatcom County -managed Point Whitehorn Marine Reserve 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 [ edit ] State protected marine areas [ edit ] Marine conservation areas [ edit ] 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 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 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) Sea Urchin and Sea Cucumber Exclusion Zones [ edit ] Hale Passage
Haro Strait
Low Point
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San Juan and Upright Channels
Tatoosh Island Pacific Octopus Protection Areas in Puget Sound [ edit ] County and municipal marine protected areas [ edit ] 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]
Marine protected areas by nation International marine conservation organisations Related