Editing Tufted puffin (section)

== Relationship with humans ==
[[File:Group of Tufted Puffins (and a couple of Murres) on Bogoslof Island by Judy Alderson USFWS.jpg|thumb|Group of tufted puffins, [[Bogoslof Island]], Alaska]]
The [[Aleut people|Aleut]] and [[Ainu people]] (who called them ''Etupirka'') of the North Pacific traditionally hunted tufted puffin for food and feathers. Skins were used to make tough [[parka]]s worn feather side in and the silky tufts were sewn into ornamental work. Currently, harvesting of tufted puffin is illegal or discouraged throughout its range.<ref name="Stirling"/>

The tufted puffin is a familiar bird on the coasts of the Russian Pacific coast, where it is known as ''toporok'' ([[:ru:Топорок|Топорок]]) &ndash; meaning "small axe," a hint to the shape of the bill. ''Toporok'' is the namesake of one of its main breeding sites, ''Kamen Toporkov'' ("Tufted Puffin Rock") or ''Ostrov Toporkov'' ("Tufted Puffin Island"), an islet offshore [[Bering Island]].

The oldest recorded tufted puffin was six years old when discovered in Alaska, the same state where it had been banded.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tufted Puffin Overview, All About Birds, Cornell Lab of Ornithology |url=https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Tufted_Puffin/overview |access-date=2023-05-24 |website=www.allaboutbirds.org |language=en}}</ref>

=== Conservation status in Puget Sound ===
[[File:Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary tufted puffins.png|thumb|left|Tufted puffins in the [[Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary]].]]
Many rules and regulations have been set out to try to conserve fishes and shorebirds in Puget Sound. The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) of Washington State has created aquatic reserves surrounding [[Smith Island (Washington)|Smith and Minor Islands]].<ref>{{ cite web | title = Smith & Minor Islands Aquatic Reserve Management Plan | year = 2010 | location = Seattle, WA | publisher = Washington State Department of Natural Resources | url = http://www.dnr.wa.gov/Publications/aqr_rsve_smithminor_plan.pdf }}</ref>
Over {{convert|36,000|acre|km2}} of tidelands and seafloor habitat were included in the proposed aquatic reserve. Not only do these islands provide the necessary habitat for many seabirds such as tufted puffins and marine mammals, but this area also contains the largest kelp beds in all of Puget Sound. In addition, [[Protection Island (Washington)|Protection Island reserve]] has also been off limits to the public to aid marine birds in breeding. Protection Island contains one of the last two nesting colonies of puffins in Puget Sound, and about 70% of the tufted puffin population nests on this island.<ref>{{ cite news| author = Chew, J. | date = 2010-11-04 | title = DNR ceremony seals Protection Island Aquatic Reserve | newspaper = Peninsula Daily News}}</ref>