Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary: Difference between revisions

The '''Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary''' is one of 15 marine sanctuaries administered by the [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] (NOAA), an agency of the [[United States Department of Commerce|U.S. Department of Commerce]]. Designated on May&nbsp;11, 1994,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sanctuary Designations & Expansions |url=https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/about/designations.html |access-date=October 17, 2024 |website=NOAA}}</ref> the sanctuary encompasses {{convert|3189|sqmi|sqnmi km2|0}} of the [[Pacific Ocean]] along the [[Olympic Peninsula]] of [[Washington (state)|Washington]] state,  from [[Cape Flattery]] in the north to the mouth of the [[Copalis River]], a distance of about {{convert|162.5|mi|km}}.<ref name="mapping" /> Extending {{convert|25|to|40|mi|nmi km|0}} from the shore, it includes most of the [[continental shelf]], as well as parts of three important [[submarine canyon]]s, the [[Nitinat Canyon]], the [[Quinault Canyon]], and the [[Juan de Fuca Canyon]]. For {{convert|64|mi|0}} along the coast, the sanctuary shares stewardship with the [[Olympic National Park]].<ref name="mapping" /> Sanctuary stewardship is also shared with the [[Hoh]], [[Quileute]], and [[Makah Tribe]]s, as well as the [[Quinault Indian Nation]].<ref name="Matsumoto 2022">{{cite web |first1=Kendall |last1=Matsumoto |url=https://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/news/feb22/makah-ocean-out-of-balance.html |title=Meeting the Challenge of Climate Change: A Makah Tribal Leader Seeks Solutions to an Ocean Out of Balance |website=[[United States National Marine Sanctuary]] |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] |date=February 2022 |access-date=2022-03-06}}</ref> The sanctuary overlays the [[Flattery Rocks National Wildlife Refuge|Flattery Rocks]], [[Quillayute Needles National Wildlife Refuge|Quillayute Needles]], and [[Copalis Rock National Wildlife Refuge]]s.<ref name="facts">{{cite web |title=Sanctuary Fact Sheet |publisher=Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary |url=http://olympiccoast.noaa.gov/AboutUs/factsheet.html}}</ref>