Bays
Largest tributaries
Mugiliformes - Mullets
Perciformes - Perches
Moroniformes - Temperate basses
Carangiformes - Jacks
Lamniformes - Mackerel sharks
Carcharhiniformes - Ground sharks
Orectolobiformes - Carpet shark
Chimaeriformes - Chimaeras
Spariformes - Breams and porgies
Scombriformes - Mackerels
Myliobatiformes - Stingrays
Tetraodontiformes - Puffers and filefishes
Scorpaeniformes - Mail-cheeked fishes
Lampriformes - Lamprids
Squaliformes - Sleeper and dogfish sharks
Acipenseriformes - Sturgeons and Paddlefish
Myxiniformes - Hagfishes
Clupeiformes - Herrings
Gadiformes - Cods
Acanthuriformes - Surgeonfishes
Echinorhiniformes - Bramble sharks
Notacanthiformes - Spiny eels
Saccopharyngiformes - Swallowers and Gulpers
Alepocephaliformes - Slickheads and tubeshoulders
Polymixiiformes - Beardfishes
Beryciformes - Sawbellies
Ophidiiformes - Cusk-eels
Acropomatiformes - Oceanic basses
Centrarchiformes - Basses and sunfishes
Gobiiformes - Gobies
Pleuronectiformes - Flatfishes
The Salish Sea is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean located in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington.
It includes the Strait of Georgia, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, Puget Sound, and an intricate network of connecting channels and adjoining waterways.
The sea stretches from the channels of the Discovery Islands north of the Strait of Georgia to Budd Inlet at the south end of Puget Sound. It is partially separated from the open Pacific Ocean by Vancouver Island and the Olympic Peninsula.
Much of the coast is part of the Pacific Northwest megalopolis. The region is anchored by Metro Vancouver to the north, and Metro Seattle to the south. Other cities on the Salish Sea include Bellingham, Port Angeles, and Victoria. As of 2021, the region is home to 8.76 million people.
