Overview
Clallam County's 254 miles of shoreline stretch from the northern third of Washington’s rugged outer coast and the length of the Strait of Juan de Fuca to the middle of Discovery Bay. Its rich nearshore and marine waters are entry to the Northwest Straits, transited thousands of times each year by container ships, tankers and barges bound for Puget Sound ports. This geography fuels marine economic activity - commercial and sport fishing, marine transportation services, ship building, tourism and a strong Coast Guard presence.
Much of the county is rural, with westernmost marine waters bounded by Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary, and its southern border cutting across Olympic National Park. Home to 78,000 people - over 24,000 of whom are in the county seat of Port Angeles.
Clallam MRC works to discover collaborative ways to improve shellfish harvest areas, protect marine habitat, support salmon and forage fish recovery and explore resource management alternatives to reduce impacts on marine resources.