| FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION |
| FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline |
888-404-FWCC (3922) |
| To report marine violations, boating accidents, and marine mammal injuries or strandings. |
| Cell Phones |
*FWC or #FWC
(depending upon your provider) |
| FWC South Region Office (West Palm Beach) |
561-625-5122 |
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 or red tide event in your area |
|
| U.S. COAST GUARD |
| Rescue Station (24 hours) |
VHF Channel 16 |
| Sector Office (St. Petersburg) |
727-824-7534 |
| National Response Center |
1-800-424-8802 |
| To report oil spills and maritime emergencies |
|
| U.S. Coast Guard Auxillary |
| Seventhhth District, Division 9, Flotilla 9-3, Naples
| 239-261-7375
|
| Seventhhth District, Division 9, Flotilla 9-5, Marco Island
| 239-394-5911
|
| Seventhhth District, Division 9, Flotilla 9-6, Wiggins Pass
| 239-594-8009
|
| BoatU.S. Foundation |
1-800-245-BOAT (2628) |
| For information on boating skills and safety courses offered locally |
|
| NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE |
Recorded forecast
Miami - South Florida |
305-229-4522 |
NOAA Weather Radio
Naples
Ft. Myers |
162.525 MHz
162.475 MHz |
| For 24-hour weather and marine forecasts |
|
| AQUATIC PRESERVES |
Cape Romano - Ten Thousand Islands Aquatic Preserve,
Rookery Bay Aquatic Preserve
|
239-530-5940 |
| For more information about Florida's protected coastal waters |
|
| National Estuarine Research Reserves |
Rookery Bay
National Estuarine Research Reserve
|
239-417-6310 |
| For more information about Rookery Bay |
|
| STATE PARKS |
| Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park |
239-597-6196 |
| Collier-Seminole State Park |
239-394-3397 |
| For more information about about Florida's natural and cultural lands |
|
| National Parks/Preserves |
| Everglades National Park
|
305-242-7700 |
| Big Cypress National Preserve
|
239-695-4758/1201 |
| For more information about National Parks and Preserves in the area |
|
| National Wildlife Refuges |
| Ten Thousand Islands National Wildlife Refuge
|
239-353-8442 |
| For more information about National Wildlife Refuges in the area |
|
| NOAA FISHERIES SERVICE |
| Southeast Regional Office (St. Petersburg) |
727-824-5301 |
| For more information about marine fisheries in federal waters |
|
| AUDUBON OF FLORIDA |
| Audubon of the Western Everglades |
239-643-7822 |
| For more information about about birds and their habitat |
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