Wash. Admin. Code § 173-183-420 - Marine bird vulnerability

(1) Each of the marine and estuarine subregions of state waters established in WAC 173-183-400(2) is relatively ranked and scored for marine bird vulnerability to oil spills on a 1 to 5 scale for each season, where a score of 5 represents the greatest vulnerability and a score of 1 represents the least vulnerability.
(2) The marine bird vulnerability ranking relatively ranks the vulnerability of seabirds, shorebirds, and waterfowl present in a subregion during a particular season to oil spills, where vulnerability is based on population status, abundance, roosting habits, escape behavior, flocking behavior, feeding specialization, population size, reproductive capacity, breeding dispersion, winter dispersion, seasonal exposure to waters where oil spills could occur, and significance of Washington population to total population.
(3) Marine bird seasonal vulnerability scores for each of the marine and estuarine subregions defined in WAC 173-183-400 are based on existing information and determinations made by the marine bird subcommittee of the scientific advisory board. For purposes of RCW 90.48.366, marine bird seasonal vulnerability scores (BVS) for each of the subregions defined in WAC 173-183-400 shall be as follows:

Table 4. Subregional Marine Bird Vulnerability Scores (BVS)

SUBREGION

SP

SU

FA

WI

101

NORTHERN OUTER COAST

5

5

5

5

102

KALALOCH

5

5

5

5

103

QUINAULT

5

5

5

5

104

COPALIS BEACH

5

5

5

5

105

GRAYS HARBOR

5

5

5

5

106

TWIN HARBORS BEACH

5

5

5

5

107

WILLAPA BAY

5

5

5

5

108

LONG BEACH

5

5

5

5

109

INNER SHELF

4

2

5

5

110

OUTER SHELF

4

1

1

1

111

SHELF EDGE

5

1

1

1

112

CONTINENTAL SLOPE

2

1

1

1

201

STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-OUTER

3

2

5

4

203

CAPE FLATTERY

4

3

4

3

204

NEAH BAY

2

2

2

2

205

NEAH BAY TO CLALLAM BAY

2

3

3

2

206

CLALLAM BAY

2

2

2

2

207

CLALLAM BAY TO CRESCENT BAY

2

3

3

2

208

CRESCENT BAY

2

2

2

2

209

CRESCENT BAY TO EDIZ HOOK

2

2

2

4

301

STRAIT OF JUAN DE FUCA-INNER

3

3

3

4

302

EDIZ HOOK

1

1

1

1

303

PORT ANGELES

2

3

3

2

304

VOICE OF AMERICA

2

2

2

2

305

DUNGENESS SPIT

2

2

2

3

306

DUNGENESS BAY/HARBOR

4

2

2

3

307

JAMESTOWN

5

5

5

5

308

SEQUIM BAY

2

1

1

2

309

MILLER PENINSULA

2

2

2

3

310

PROTECTION ISLAND

4

5

5

3

311

DISCOVERY BAY

3

1

1

4

312

QUIMPER PENINSULA

2

3

3

4

313

WHIDBEY ISLAND

1

2

2

2

314

SMITH ISLAND

3

5

5

3

315

DECEPTION PASS

2

2

2

2

316

LOPEZ ISLAND (SOUTH SHORE)

5

4

4

3

317

SAN JUAN IS. (SOUTH SHORE)

2

2

2

2

401

ADMIRALTY INLET

3

5

5

2

402

SOUTH ADMIRALTY INLET

2

1

2

3

403

PORT TOWNSEND

3

2

3

4

404

OAK BAY

2

2

2

2

405

KILISUT HARBOR

3

2

3

4

501

BELLINGHAM CHANNEL

2

2

4

4

502

GUEMES CHANNEL

2

2

1

3

503

FIDALGO BAY

2

2

2

3

504

PADILLA BAY

5

5

4

5

505

SAMISH BAY

5

5

4

5

506

BELLINGHAM BAY

4

4

4

5

507

HALE PASSAGE

3

3

2

2

601

LUMMI BAY

5

5

3

4

602

CHERRY POINT

5

5

2

2

603

BIRCH BAY

4

4

3

3

604

SEMIAHOO SPIT

4

4

4

4

605

DRAYTON HARBOR

3

3

3

4

607

SAN JUAN IS.-NORTHERN TIER

3

3

2

4

608

GEORGIA STRAIT-EASTERN

4

4

4

4

701

PT. ROBERTS

4

4

2

4

703

GEORGIA STRAIT-WESTERN

2

2

2

2

801

NORTHERN HARO STRAIT

2

2

4

3

802

SOUTHERN HARO STRAIT

1

1

1

2

901

SOUTHERN ROSARIO STRAIT

3

3

3

5

902

CENTRAL ROSARIO STRAIT

3

3

5

4

903

NORTHERN ROSARIO STRAIT

5

5

5

4

1001

PRESIDENT CHANNEL

2

2

2

2

1002

NORTHERN AREAS

1

1

2

3

1101

SPEIDEN CHANNEL

1

1

2

2

1102

NORTHERN SAN JUAN CHANNEL

1

1

1

1

1103

SOUTHERN SAN JUAN CHANNEL

1

1

2

3

1104

WASP PASS

1

1

1

2

1105

UPRIGHT CHANNEL

1

1

2

2

1106

HARNEY CHANNEL

1

1

1

2

1107

OBSTRUCTION PASS

2

2

3

2

1108

THATCHER PASS

1

1

1

1

1201

MOSQUITO/ROCHE COMPLEX

2

2

2

3

1202

FRIDAY HARBOR

2

2

2

2

1203

GRIFFIN BAY

2

2

2

3

1205

FISHERMAN BAY

2

2

2

3

1206

SWIFTS/SHOAL BAYS

2

2

2

2

1207

DEER HARBOR

2

2

2

2

1208

WEST SOUND

1

1

2

2

1209

EAST SOUND

2

2

1

2

1210

LOPEZ SOUND

2

2

3

4

1401

SKAGIT BAY

5

3

2

1

1402

PENN COVE/CRESCENT HARBOR

5

3

2

1

1403

SARATOGA PASSAGE

5

1

2

2

1404

HOLMES HARBOR

4

2

3

3

1405

PORT SUSAN

3

1

1

1

1406

POSSESSION SOUND

3

1

2

2

1501

HOOD CANAL ENTRANCE

2

1

2

3

1502

PORT LUDLOW

2

2

2

2

1503

PORT GAMBLE

2

2

2

2

1504

NORTHERN HOOD CANAL

2

1

2

2

1505

CENTRAL HOOD CANAL

2

1

2

2

1506

DABOB BAY

2

1

2

3

1507

QUILCENE BAY

2

2

2

2

1508

SOUTHCENTRAL HOOD CANAL

2

1

2

3

1509

ANNAS BAY

2

2

2

2

1510

GREAT BEND

3

1

3

5

1601

N. PUGET SOUND

4

1

2

2

1602

N. CENTRAL PUGET SOUND

2

1

2

2

1603

CENTRAL PUGET SOUND

2

1

2

2

1604

ELLIOT BAY

2

2

2

1

1605

EAST PASSAGE

2

1

2

2

1606

COLVOS PASSAGE

2

1

2

2

1607

COMMENCEMENT BAY

2

2

2

2

1608

NARROWS

3

2

3

4

1609

STEILACOOM

2

1

2

3

1610

NISQUALLY

2

1

2

3

1611

TREBLE-JOHNSON

2

2

2

2

1612

HALE PASSAGE

3

2

3

3

1613

CARR INLET

3

1

3

4

1614

PITT PASSAGE

2

2

2

2

1615

DRAYTON HARBOR

2

2

2

2

1616

CASE INLET

2

1

2

3

1617

HENDERSON INLET

2

2

2

1

1618

DANA PASSAGE

2

2

2

1

1619

BUDD INLET

2

2

2

2

1620

ELD INLET

2

2

2

2

1621

TOTTEN INLET

2

2

2

2

1622

PICKERING PASSAGE

2

2

2

2

1623

PEALE PASSAGE

2

2

2

1

1624

SQUAXIN

2

2

2

2

1625

SKOOKUM INLET

2

2

2

2

1626

HAMMERSLEY INLET

2

2

2

2

1627

OAKLAND BAY

2

2

2

2

1628

AGATE PASSAGE

2

2

2

2

1629

LIBERTY BAY

3

2

3

3

1630

PORT ORCHARD

2

2

2

2

1631

SINCLAIR INLET

3

2

3

3

1632

DYES INLET

2

2

2

2

1633

RICH PASSAGE

2

2

2

2

1634

QUARTERMASTER HARBOR

3

2

3

3

1635

DALCO PASSAGE

2

2

2

2

1636

BALCH PASS

2

2

2

2
(4) The marine bird vulnerability score for a spill shall be multiplied by 1.5 when any number of state or federal threatened or endangered marine birds are exposed to spilled oil.

Notes

Wash. Admin. Code § 173-183-420

Statutory Authority: Chapter 90.48 RCW. 92-10-005 (Order 91-13), § 173-183-420, filed 4/23/92, effective 5/24/92.

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