| FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION |
| FWC Law Enforcement Hotline |
1-888-404-FWCC (3922) |
| To report marine violations, boating accidents, and marine mammal injuries or strandings. |
| Cell Phones |
*FWC |
| FWC Southwest Regional Office (Lakeland) |
863-648-3200 |
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 |
1-800-636-0511 |
| To report a fish kill or red tide event in your area |
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| U.S. COAST GUARD |
| Rescue Station (24 hours) |
VHF Channel 16 |
| Sector Office |
727-824-7534 |
| National Response Center |
1-800-424-8802 |
| To report oil spills and maritime emergencies |
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| Eckerd College Search and Rescue |
727-864-8256 |
| For search and rescure and other boating assistance |
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U.S. Coast Guard Auxillary
Seventh District, Division Seven,Tampa Bay -
St. Petersburg, Florida |
813-684-9996 |
| BoatU.S. Foundation |
1-800-245-BOAT (2628) |
| For information on boating skills and safety courses offered locally |
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| NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE |
| Recorded forecast (Tampa Bay, FL) |
813-645-2506 |
| NOAA Weather Readio |
162.4/162.45/162.55 MHz |
| For 24-hour weather and marine forecasts |
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| PORTS (Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System) |
1-866-TBPORTS (8276787) |
| For up-to-the minute information on currents, tides, and winds |
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| AQUATIC PRESERVES |
Pinellas County, Boca Ciega Bay,
Cockroach Bay,
Terra Ceia
|
941-721-2068 |
| For more information about Florida's protected coastal waters |
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| NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES |
| Pinellas,
Egmont Key,
Passage Key
|
352-563-2088 |
For more information about National Wildlife Refuges in Tampa Bay
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| STATE PARKS |
| Egmont Key |
727-893-2627 |
| Little Manatee River |
813-671-5005 |
Caladesi Island
Honeymoon Island |
727-469-5918 |
| Anclote Key Preserve State Park |
727-469-5942 |
| 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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| Save Our Seabirds |
941-388-3010 |
| Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary |
727-391-6211
727-391-2473 |
| For assistance with injured seabirds |
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| Tampa Bay Estuary Program |
727-893-2765 |
| Government partnership implementing master plan for bay restoration |
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| Tampa Bay Watch |
727-867-8166 |
| To participate in bay stewardship activities |
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| AUDUBON OF FLORIDA |
| Florida Coastal Islands Sanctuaries |
813-623-6826 |
| For more information about about birds and their habitat |
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