Editing Tufted puffin (section)

=== 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>