Ecosystem Reference
Ecosystem Juan de Fuca Strait
Type Sea/Bay/Gulf
Salinity saltwater
Other Names Strait of Juan de Fuca
Location
Part of the Salish Sea. Between Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada) and the Olympic Peninsula (Washington state, USA). 48° N 48° N - 125° W 122° W
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Size Ref
River Length Area 4400 km2 Drainage Area
Depth
Average Depth Max Depth 250 m Ref
Temperature
Surface
100 Meters Depth
Description Large water body as a channel about 153 km long and 20 to 50 km wide between the Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada) and the Olympic Peninsula (Washington state, USA).
Comments on faunal list The list was assembled mainly from Hart (1973: Pacific fishes of Canada; Ref. 6885). Some additions were taken from McAllister (1990: A list of the fishes of Canada; Ref. 11980), and other primary literature. The coastal fishes were checked against Lamb & Edgell (2010: Coastal fishes of the Pacific Northwest; Ref. 94401).
URL 1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Juan_de_Fuca
URL 2 http://staff.wwu.edu/stefan/salishsea.htm
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SeaLifeBase Literature
Species Families Species Families Reference
311 134
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