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New Jersey

Freshwater Fishing

Freshwater Fishing

Telephone Directory

­Internet Address - NJFishandWildlife.com

General Email Address - [email protected]

License Purchasing/System Assistance - [email protected]

General Information - (609) 292-2965

DEP ACTION LINE—24 HOURS - (877) 927-6337 — (877) WARN-DEP

Marine Law Enforcement - (609) 748-2050

Automated Harvest Report System - (855) 448-6865 — (855) I-HUNT-NJ

Commercial Preserves and Semi-Wild Preserves - (609) 984-6213

Deer Project - [email protected]

Exotic & Nongame Captivity Permits - (609) 984-6213 or [email protected]

Falconry Permits - (908) 735-8793

Field Trial Permits - (609) 259-2132

Freshwater Fisheries

[email protected]

Lebanon Field Office (North)

P.O. Box 394, 1255 County Rt. 629, Lebanon, NJ 08833
(908) 236-2118

(Central & Southern Region Fisheries Offices listed under Regional Offices below)

Horseback Riding Group Permits - (609) 259-2132

Hunter Education - (856) 629-0552 or [email protected]

Hunting, Fishing and Duplicate Licenses - (609) 292-2965

Hunting and Trapping Permit Hotline - (609) 292-9192

License Sales - (888) 773-8450

Operation Game Thief - (855) OGT-TIPS

Outstanding Deer Program - [email protected]

Pheasant and Quail Stocking. - (609) 984-0547

Trout Stocking Hotline - (609) 322-9524

Wildlife Conservation Corps. - (908) 735-7040

Wildlife Control - (908) 735-8793

Wildlife Education - (908) 637-4125

Wildlife Health - (908) 735-6398

Wildlife Management Areas. - (609) 984-0547

Trenton Office

Mail Code 501-03, P.O. Box 420, Trenton, NJ 08625-0420

Endangered and Nongame Species - (609) 292-9400

Land Management - (609) 984-0547

Marine Fisheries - (609) 292-7794

Shellfisheries - (609) 292-3093

Wildlife Management - (609) 292-6685

Northern Region Office

26 Route 173 W., Hampton, NJ 08827

(Serving Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Hunterdon, Morris, Passaic, Somerset, Sussex, Union, and Warren counties)

Endangered and Nongame Species - (908) 638-4127

Hunter Education - (908) 637-4125 x 123

Land Management - (973) 383-0918

Law Enforcement - (908) 735-8240

Wildlife Control - (908) 735-8793

Wildlife Management - (908) 735-7040

Central Region Office

1 Eldridge Rd., Robbinsville, NJ 08691

(Serving Burlington, Mercer, Middlesex, Monmouth, and Ocean counties)

Freshwater Fisheries - (609) 223-6076

Hunter Education - (856) 629-0552

Land Management - (609) 259-6969

Law Enforcement - (609) 259-2120

Wildlife Management - (609) 223-6072

Southern Region Office

220 Blue Anchor Rd., Sicklerville, NJ 08081

(Serving Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester, and Salem counties)

Freshwater Fisheries - (856) 629-4950

Hunter Education - (856) 629-0552

Land Management - (856) 629-5006

Law Enforcement - (856) 629-0555

Wildlife Management - (856) 875-6418

Pequest Natural Resource Education Center - (908) 637-4125

605 Pequest Rd., Oxford, NJ 07863
For questions concerning state fish stocking programs or comments call (908) 236-2118

Nacote Creek Research Station

P.O. Box 418, 360 Rt. 9 N. (Milepost 51) Port Republic, NJ 08241

Marine Fisheries - (609) 748-2020or [email protected]

Marine Fisheries “Listen Only” regulation information line - (609) 292-2083

Shellfisheries - (609) 748-2040

Marine Education - (609) 748-4347

Delaware Bay Office

1672 E. Buckshutem Rd., Millville, NJ 08332 - (856) 785-0730

Wildlife Damage/Issues

For all species except Black Bear, call USDA APHIS Wildlife Services at (908) 735-4513. If incident is an emergency or bear related, contact Trenton Dispatch at 877-WARNDEP, (877) 927-6337. Dispatch will notify appropriate NJDEP Fish & Wildlife personnel.