41 percent of Washington state households visited the region
Visitors to NOAA’s Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary and the immediate area boosted the region’s economy with $102 million in spending, supporting nearly 1,200 jobs and generating $46 million in local income for business owners and employees in 2014, according to a NOAA analysis using the most recent figures available.
![Visitors practice yoga with a view of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. (Image credit: NOAA) Visitors practice yoga with a view of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary.](/sites/default/files/styles/landscape_width_1275/public/legacy/image/2019/Jun/PHOTO%20-%20Olympic%20Coast%20NMS%20BeachYoga%20-%20021717%20-%20NOAA%20-%204480x2136%20-%20LANDSCAPE.jpg?itok=tLq4HRm7)
Visitors practice yoga with a view of the Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary. (Image credit: NOAA)