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These data represent marine waters used for tide pooling, which includes the use of the intertidal zone between high and low tides for recreational, scientific or educational purposes. Excludes harvesting from shore and shore use.
Tide pooling is a year-round activity with increased use in the spring through the fall. Most dominant use occurs during minus tides. There is extensive public use of the tide pools in the Olympic National Park.
Tribal uses of the ocean were not mapped explicitly, though tribal chairs and/or their designated representatives were formally invited by BOEM to participate in the mapping workshops. The sharing of tribal use information was dependent upon each tribe’s determination of whether the mapping workshops were an appropriate forum for sharing such information. Any tribal use information shared during the workshops was incorporated into the defined use categories. Thus, the atlas data and map products do not explicitly depict tribal use. |