Blakely Rock is a diving site southeast of Eagle Harbor and approximately one mile north of Restoration Point. Visitors to the island can spot Blakely Rock from the ferry. The rock is identifiable from the large black and white navigational marker it sports.

Blakeley Rock is a popular site for divers interesting in finding Giant Pacific octopus (the arm span of a Giant Pacific octopus can reach twenty feet across), wolf eels (wolf eels are actually fish, not true eels, and can reach up to eight feet long), harbor seals, and a variety of other fish and invertebrates such as warbonnets and huge sea lemon nudibranchs.[1]

The reef extends 100 feet below the surface of the water, with most activity between 45 and 90 feet.[2]

The rock is inaccessible from shore but the tallest point remains exposed even at high tide.

Credits and Sources:

Description by Madison Heslop on behalf of the American Society for Environmental History.

Clements, Keith. "Blakely Rock Reef." Emerald Diving. Last modified July 2016. Accessed August 10, 2016. http://emeralddiving.com/blakely_rock_reef_frame.html.

Clements, Keith. "Port Blakely Rock Wall." Emerald Diving. Accessed August 10, 2016. http://emeralddiving.com/blakely_rock_wall_frame.html.

Seattle Aquarium. "Octopus Fact Sheet." Seattle Aquarium. Accessed August 10, 2016. https://www.seattleaquarium.org/octopus.

Seattle Aquarium. "Wolf Eel Fact Sheet." Seattle Aquarium. Accessed August 10, 2016. http://www.seattleaquarium.org/wolf-eel.