Section 220-72-011. Oyster drill restricted shellfish areas—Puget Sound.

All waters, tidelands, shellfish handling facilities and equipment (including aquaculture vehicles and vessels) operated in conjunction with said waters and tidelands of Puget Sound within the following areas are designated as oyster drill restricted shellfish areas:

(1) Dungeness Bay—Inside and bounded westerly of a line projected from the most easterly tip of Dungeness Spit true-south to the mainland.

(2) Drayton Harbor—Inside and southerly of a line projected from the north most tip of Semiahmoo Spit to where the International Boundary line intersects the mainland.

(3) Lummi Bay—Inside the Lummi Dike and inside and bounded by a line projected from:

48°46'32" N. Lat.

122°40'00" W. Long.; thence to

48°45'55" N. Lat.

122°40'00" W. Long.; thence to

48°45'55" N. Lat.

122°39'12" W. Long.; then northerly along the beach to the point of origin.

(4) Samish Bay—Inside and easterly of a line starting at the most westerly tip of Governor's Point and projected in a southerly direction to the most westerly tip of William Point on Samish Island.

(5) Padilla Bay—Easterly (including the Swinomish channel) of a line starting at the most westerly tip of William Point on Samish Island and projected southerly to the most northerly tip of March Point on Fidalgo Island.

(6) Similk and Skagit Bays—Northerly of a line projected across Skagit Bay following latitude 48°20' N. and easterly of the Deception Pass bridge.

(7) Liberty Bay—Inside and westerly of a line projected true south from the most southerly point at Tower Point.

(8) Dyes Inlet—Inside and northerly of a line projected true east from the most northerly tip of Rocky Point to the mainland.

(9) Carr Inlet—

(a) Burley Lagoon—Inside and northerly of the Purdy bridge.

(b) Minter Creek—Inside and westerly of a line projected from the east shore at 122°41'00" W. Long. true south to 47°21'00" N. Lat., then true west to shore.

(10) Case Inlet—

(a) Rocky Bay and North Bay—Northerly of a line projected across Case Inlet following latitude 47°20'44" N.

(b) Vaughn Bay—Easterly of a line projected true north from the most northerly point of the southern spit at the mouth of Vaughn Bay to the mainland on the north shore.

(11) Hammersley Inlet and Oakland Bay—Inside, westerly and northerly of a line starting at the most southeasterly point of Munson Point and projected in a southeasterly direction to Eagle Point.

(12) Totten Inlet, Oyster Bay and Little Skookum Inlet—Inside and southerly of a line starting at the most southeasterly point on Windy Point and projected northeasterly to the most northerly tip of Sandy Point (i.e., the southern base of the Steamboat Island Bridge).

(13) Eld Inlet—

(a) Mud Bay—Inside and westerly of a line projected from the most easterly point of Flapjack Point and projected true south to the mainland.

(b) Sanderson Harbor—Lying inside and westerly of a line starting at the most northern point on Sanderson Spit and projected northeasterly to the mainland.

(14) Nisqually Flats—Inside and southerly of a line starting near the DuPont Dock on the east shore at 47°07'00" N. Lat. and projected true west to the mainland.

(15) Hood Canal—

(a) Quilcene Bay—Inside, northerly and easterly of a line starting at the Port of Port Townsend boat ramp north of Coast Seafoods company shellfish hatchery projected easterly to a point at 48°48'10" N. Lat., 122°51'30" W. Long. and then projected southeasterly to the most westerly tip of Fisherman's Point.

(b) Tarboo Bay—Inside, northerly and easterly of a line starting at the most northerly tip of Long Spit and then projected true west to the mainland.

(c) The Great Bend to Lynch Cove—Inside and bounded easterly by a line projected from the western most point at Musqueti Point true west to the mainland.

(d) Hamma Hamma Flats and Jorsted Creek—Inside and westerly of a line projected from:

47°33'15" N. Lat.

123°01'42" W. Long.; thence to

47°32'54" N. Lat.

123°01'06" W. Long.; thence to

47°32'54" N. Lat.

123°01'48" W. Long.; thence to

47°31'00" N. Lat.

123°01'48" W. Long.; then true west to shore.

(e) Dosewallips Delta—Inside and westerly of lines projected from:

47°41'03" N. Lat.

122°53'57.5" W. Long.; thence to

47°41'03" N. Lat.

122°52'24" W. Long.; thence to

47°42'43.5" N. Lat.

122°52'24" W. Long.; thence to

47°42'43.5" N. Lat.

122°53'10" W. Long.

(f) Point Whitney (including all portions of seawater ponds, lagoon, and shellfish cultivation facilities)—Inside and southerly of lines projected from:

47°45'43" N. Lat.

122°51'4.7" W. Long.; thence to

47°45'52" N. Lat.

122°51'4.7" W. Long.; thence to

47°45'52" N. Lat.

122°51'18" W. Long.; thence to

47°45'45" N. Lat.

122°51'18" W. Long.

(g) Duckabush River Mouth—Inside and westerly of a line projected from:

47°38'46" N. Lat.

122°54'08" W. Long.; thence to

47°37'55" N. Lat.

122°56'25" W. Long.

(16) Henderson Inlet—South Bay—Inside and southerly of a line commencing at a point on the west shore of Henderson Inlet where the south line of Section 17, Twp 19 N R 1 WWM intersects the shoreline, thence projected true east across Henderson Inlet to the east shoreline.

(17) Birch Bay—Inside and bounded by a line projected from:

48°53'59" N. Lat.

122°46'33.9" W. Long.; thence northeasterly along the shoreline to

48°54'37.7" N. Lat.

122°45'7.65" W. Long.; thence to

48°54'56" N. Lat.

122°45'31" W. Long.; thence to

48°54'10" N. Lat.

122°46'53.54" W. Long.

[Statutory Authority: RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.013, 77.04.055, and 77.12.047. WSR 14-07-092 (Order 14-63), § 220-72-011, filed 3/18/14, effective 4/18/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. WSR 05-01-113 (Order 04-318), § 220-72-011, filed 12/15/04, effective 1/15/05; WSR 03-10-041 (Order 03-86), § 220-72-011, filed 4/30/03, effective 5/31/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. WSR 97-08-078 (Order 97-56), § 220-72-011, filed 4/2/97, effective 5/3/97.]

RCW 77.04.012, 77.04.013, 77.04.055, and 77.12.047. WSR 14-07-092 (Order 14-63), § 220-72-011, filed 3/18/14, effective 4/18/14. Statutory Authority: RCW 77.12.047. WSR 05-01-113 (Order 04-318), § 220-72-011, filed 12/15/04, effective 1/15/05; WSR 03-10-041 (Order 03-86), § 220-72-011, filed 4/30/03, effective 5/31/03. Statutory Authority: RCW 75.08.080. WSR 97-08-078 (Order 97-56), § 220-72-011, filed 4/2/97, effective 5/3/97.