Occurring in Washington State under the Jurisdiction of the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

• Endangered Species
• Threatened Species
• Proposed Species
• Designated Critical Habitat
• Proposed Critical Habitat

Species

The following marine mammals, sea turtles, and salmonids can be found within or off the coast of Washington State. Many of these species are in danger of becoming extinct and have been listed under the Endangered Species Act.      
   

Endangered

Southern Resident Killer Whale (Orcinus orca)
Humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae)
Leatherback sea turtle (Dermochleys coriacea)
Snake River [Evolutionary Significant Unit (ESU)] sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka)
Upper Columbia River DPS steelhead (O. mykiss)
Upper Columbia River spring-run ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) 

Threatened

Columbia River ESU chum salmon (O. keta)
Green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas)
Hood Canal summer-run ESU chum salmon (O. keta)
Loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) 
Lower Columbia River DPS steelhead (O. mykiss)
Lower Columbia River ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)
Lower Columbia River ESU coho salmon (O. Kisutch)
Middle Columbia River DPS steelhead (O. mykiss)
Ozette Lake ESU sockeye salmon (O. nerka)
Puget Sound ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)
Puget Sound DPS steelhead (O. mykiss)
Snake River Basin DPS steelhead (O. mykiss)
Snake River fall-run ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)
Snake River spring/summer-run ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha)
Southern DPS of Green Sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)
Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus)
Upper Willamette River DPS steelhead (O. mykiss)
Upper Willamette River ESU Chinook salmon (O. tshawytscha) 

Proposed

Southern DPS of Pacific Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus)
Georgia Basin DPS Bocaccio (Sebastes paucispinis)
Georgia Basin DPS Yelloweye Rockfish (S. ruberrimus)
Georgia Basin DPS Canary Rockfish (S. pinniger)        

Designated
Columbia River EUS chum salmon
Hood Canal Summer-run ESU chum salmon
Lower Columbia River DPS steelhead salmon
Lower Columbia River ESU Chinook salmon
Middle Columbia River DPS steelhead salmon
Ozette Lake ESU sockeye salmon
Puget Sound ESU Chinook salmon
Snake River Basin DPS steelhead salmon
Snake River fall-run ESU Chinook salmon
Snake River spring/summer-run ESU Chinook salmon
Snake River ESU sockeye salmon
Southern DPS of green sturgeon
Southern Resident Killer Whale
Upper Columbia River DPS steelhead salmon
Upper Columbia River spring-run ESU Chinook salmon
Upper Willamette River DPS steelhead
Upper Willamette River ESU Chinook salmon

Proposed