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Basic Commercial Fishing Regulations
With the FWC protecting and managing more than 1,000 species,
keeping track of what’s important to you can be a difficult task.
But not anymore. This spring, the FWC implemented GovDelivery,
a digital communications management system that allows you to
receive information on topics of interest to you.
Interested in Commercial saltwater fishing in the Gulf of Mexico?
We’ve got that. How about upcoming workshops or commission
meetings. You can subscribe to that too. Not into saltwater fishing
even though you are reading this in the Commercial Saltwater
Fishing Regulations publication? No worries. You can subscribe to
various other FWC-related topics from boating to wildlife viewing
and more.
Most information is delivered via email but you can sign up for text
alerts as well. Subscribe today by visiting MyFWC.com and select
what news you’d like to hear about and how often you’d like to
receive it. And if your interests change, all you have to do is visit
your profile and change your preferences. Go get GovDelivery today!
Don’t miss out on the next big thing in FWC news and information.
Resource information
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100
Tampa, FL 33607
(Toll Free) 888-833-1844
813-348-1630
www.gulfcouncil.org
Email: info@gulfcouncil.org
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
4055 Faber Place Drive Suite 201
North Charleston, SC 29405
843-571-4366 or Toll Free 866/SAFMC-10
Email: safmc@safmc.net
www.safmc.net
Resource Hotlines
To Report Fish Kills: 800-636-0511
To Report Fish Tags: 800-367-4461
TagReturn@MyFWC.com
For federal contact information:
NOAA Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office
263 13th Ave South
St. Petersburg, Fl. 33702
727-824-5301
http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov
Highly Migratory Species Management Division
301-713-2347
HMS Automated toll free: 888-872-8862
NMFS-Permit Department
Toll Free: 887-376-4877
https://hmspermits.noaa.gov
U.S. Coast Guard, 7th District
305-415-6781
(Florida east of St. Marks)
The Division of Law Enforcement (DLE)
The Division of Law Enforcement patrols Florida’s coastal waters
to provide assistance to boaters and fishermen as well as to enforce
Florida’s saltwater fishing and boating laws. FWC officers assist
boaters who are in distress, provide advice and direction to those
who are traveling Florida’s coastline and waterways, and may issue
citations for violations of state and federal fishing, wildlife, and
boating laws.
In emergencies or if state fisheries, wildlife. or boating laws are
being violated, call 888-404-FWCC (3922) or for cell phone users
throughout the state dial *FWC(*392) depending on your location,
hail on VHF channel 16 or report violations via text message. Most
cell phones allow users to send that text message directly to an
email address. You can text Tip@MyFWC.com: standard usage fees
may apply.
FWC Regional Offices
Gilchrist
Taylor
Madison
Hamilton
Suwannee
Lafayette
Dixie
Levy
Baker
Union
Alachua
Bradford
Nassau
Duval
Clay
Citrus
Columbia
Collier
Monroe
St. Johns
Putnam
Flagler
Marion
Volusia
Sumter
Lake
Seminole
Orange
Osceola Brevard
Indian
River
St. Lucie
Martin
Glades
Hendry
Palm Beach
Broward
MiamiDade
Okeechobee
Hernando
Pasco
Polk
Hillsborough
Pinellas
Hardee
Manatee
Sarasota
Desoto
Charlotte
Lee
Highlands
Escambia
Walton
Bay
Holmes Jackson
Gulf
Liberty
Franklin
Gadsden
Leon
Wakulla
Jeeerson
Calhoun
Washington
Okaloosa
Santa
Rosa
Northwest Region
Northeast
Region
Southwest
Region
South
Region
North Central
Region
Northwest Region
3911 Highway 2321
Panama City, FL 32409-1658
(850) 265-3676
Lt. Col. Louie Roberson,
Regional Director
North Central Region
3377 East U.S. Highway 90
Lake City, FL 32055-8795
(386) 758-0525
Roland Garcia,
Regional Director
Northeast Region
1239 Southwest 10th Street
Ocala, FL 34471-0323
(352) 732-1225
Shannon Wright,
Regional Director
Southwest Region
3900 Drane Field Road
Lakeland, FL 33811-1299
(863) 648-3200
Chris Wynn,
Regional Director
South Region
8535 Northlake Boulevard West
Palm Beach, FL 33412-3303
(561) 625-5122
Charles E. Collins,
Regional Director
Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission
620 South Meridian Street
Farris Bryant Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600
(850) 488-4676
(800) 955-8771 TDD
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Basic Commercial Fishing Regulations
With the FWC protecting and managing more than 1,000 species,
keeping track of what’s important to you can be a difficult task.
But not anymore. This spring, the FWC implemented GovDelivery,
a digital communications management system that allows you to
receive information on topics of interest to you.
Interested in Commercial saltwater fishing in the Gulf of Mexico?
We’ve got that. How about upcoming workshops or commission
meetings. You can subscribe to that too. Not into saltwater fishing
even though you are reading this in the Commercial Saltwater
Fishing Regulations publication? No worries. You can subscribe to
various other FWC-related topics from boating to wildlife viewing
and more.
Most information is delivered via email but you can sign up for text
alerts as well. Subscribe today by visiting MyFWC.com and select
what news you’d like to hear about and how often you’d like to
receive it. And if your interests change, all you have to do is visit
your profile and change your preferences. Go get GovDelivery today!
Don’t miss out on the next big thing in FWC news and information.
Resource information
Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council
2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100
Tampa, FL 33607
(Toll Free) 888-833-1844
813-348-1630
www.gulfcouncil.org
Email: info@gulfcouncil.org
South Atlantic Fishery Management Council
4055 Faber Place Drive Suite 201
North Charleston, SC 29405
843-571-4366 or Toll Free 866/SAFMC-10
Email: safmc@safmc.net
www.safmc.net
Resource Hotlines
To Report Fish Kills: 800-636-0511
To Report Fish Tags: 800-367-4461
TagReturn@MyFWC.com
For federal contact information:
NOAA Fisheries Service Southeast Regional Office
263 13th Ave South
St. Petersburg, Fl. 33702
727-824-5301
http://sero.nmfs.noaa.gov
Highly Migratory Species Management Division
301-713-2347
HMS Automated toll free: 888-872-8862
NMFS-Permit Department
Toll Free: 887-376-4877
https://hmspermits.noaa.gov
U.S. Coast Guard, 7th District
305-415-6781
(Florida east of St. Marks)
The Division of Law Enforcement (DLE)
The Division of Law Enforcement patrols Florida’s coastal waters
to provide assistance to boaters and fishermen as well as to enforce
Florida’s saltwater fishing and boating laws. FWC officers assist
boaters who are in distress, provide advice and direction to those
who are traveling Florida’s coastline and waterways, and may issue
citations for violations of state and federal fishing, wildlife, and
boating laws.
In emergencies or if state fisheries, wildlife. or boating laws are
being violated, call 888-404-FWCC (3922) or for cell phone users
throughout the state dial *FWC(*392) depending on your location,
hail on VHF channel 16 or report violations via text message. Most
cell phones allow users to send that text message directly to an
email address. You can text Tip@MyFWC.com: standard usage fees
may apply.
FWC Regional Offices
Gilchrist
Taylor
Madison
Hamilton
Suwannee
Lafayette
Dixie
Levy
Baker
Union
Alachua
Bradford
Nassau
Duval
Clay
Citrus
Columbia
Collier
Monroe
St. Johns
Putnam
Flagler
Marion
Volusia
Sumter
Lake
Seminole
Orange
Osceola Brevard
Indian
River
St. Lucie
Martin
Glades
Hendry
Palm Beach
Broward
MiamiDade
Okeechobee
Hernando
Pasco
Polk
Hillsborough
Pinellas
Hardee
Manatee
Sarasota
Desoto
Charlotte
Lee
Highlands
Escambia
Walton
Bay
Holmes Jackson
Gulf
Liberty
Franklin
Gadsden
Leon
Wakulla
Jeeerson
Calhoun
Washington
Okaloosa
Santa
Rosa
Northwest Region
Northeast
Region
Southwest
Region
South
Region
North Central
Region
Northwest Region
3911 Highway 2321
Panama City, FL 32409-1658
(850) 265-3676
Lt. Col. Louie Roberson,
Regional Director
North Central Region
3377 East U.S. Highway 90
Lake City, FL 32055-8795
(386) 758-0525
Roland Garcia,
Regional Director
Northeast Region
1239 Southwest 10th Street
Ocala, FL 34471-0323
(352) 732-1225
Shannon Wright,
Regional Director
Southwest Region
3900 Drane Field Road
Lakeland, FL 33811-1299
(863) 648-3200
Chris Wynn,
Regional Director
South Region
8535 Northlake Boulevard West
Palm Beach, FL 33412-3303
(561) 625-5122
Charles E. Collins,
Regional Director
Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation Commission
620 South Meridian Street
Farris Bryant Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600
(850) 488-4676
(800) 955-8771 TDD
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