| FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION |
| FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline |
888-404-FWCC (3922) |
| Cell Phones |
*FWC or #FWC, depending on your service provider |
| FWC North Central Region Regional Office (Lake City) |
386-758-0525 |
| To report marine violations, boating accidents, and marine mammal injuries or strandings. Information also available on saltwater fishing and shellfish harvesting. |
FWC's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
(St. Petersburg) |
727-896-8626 |
| For information on Florida’s marine resources and marine research |
| FWC's Marine Fish Kill Hotline |
800-636-0511 |
| To report a fish kill diseased or abnormal fish in your area |
| FWC's Red Tide Status Line |
866-300-9399 (Florida)/ 727-552-2448 (outside Florida) |
| To hear a recording about red tide conditions throughout the state |
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| U.S. COAST GUARD |
| Rescue Station (24 hours) |
VHF Channel 16 |
| Sector Jacksonville Office |
904-564-7500 |
| National Response Center |
800-424-8802 |
| To report oil spills and maritime emergencies |
|
U.S. Coast Guard Auxillary
Seventh District, Division 14,
Kings Bay/St. Marys, Georgia - Palatka, Florida |
| BoatU.S. Foundation |
800-245-BOAT (2628) |
| For information on boating skills and safety courses offered locally |
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| NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE |
| Recorded forecast (Jacksonville, Fl) |
904-741-4311 |
| NOAA Weather Readio |
162.425/162.55 MHz |
| For 24-hour weather and marine forecasts |
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| AQUATIC PRESERVES |
Nassau River - St. Johns River Marshes and
Ft. Clinch Aquatic Preserves |
850-245-2094 |
| For more information about Florida's protected coastal waters |
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| NATIONAL PARK SERVICE |
| Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve
|
904-641-7155 |
For more information about Ecological and Historic Preserve, Fort Caroline National Memorial, and Kingsley Plantation
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| STATE PARKS |
| Fort Clinch |
904-277-7274 |
Big Talbot Island,
George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier,
Little Talbot Island State Park
|
904-251-2320 |
| Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park |
904-696-5980 |
| For more information about about Florida's natural and cultural lands |
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| NOAA FISHERIES SERVICE |
| Southeast Regional Office (St. Petersburg) |
727-824-5301 |
| For more information about marine fisheries in federal waters |
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Northeast Florida UF/IFAS Extension
Florida Sea Grant |
386-437-7464 |
| For extension bulletins on the conservation and use of marine and coastal resources |
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| City of Jacksonville, Dockmaster |
904-630-0839 |
| For more information about boat ramps, canoe and kayak launches, and other waterways and boating issues for Jacksonville/Duval County |
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| AUDUBON OF FLORIDA |
| Duval Audubon Society |
941-388-3010 |
| For information about birds in Nassau and Duval Counties |
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B.E.A.K.S. (Bird Emergency Aid & Kare Sanctuary)
Jacksonville Zoo
(gopher tortoises, wood storks, shore birds, and birds of prey only) |
904-251-2473
904-757-4463, ext. 0 |
| For local assistance with injured animals. |
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