Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Managing fish and wildlife resources for their long-term well-being and the benefit of people.
620 South Meridian Street
Farris Bryant Building
Tallahassee, FL 32399-1600
850-488-4676
800-955-8771 TDD
Commissioners
Rodney Barreto
Chairman, Coral Gables
Preston Farrior
Tampa
Steven Hudson
Fort Lauderdale
Gary Lester
Oxford
Albert Maury
Coral Gables
Gary Nicklaus
Jupiter
Sonya Rood
St. Augustine
Staff
Roger A. Young
Executive Director
FWC regional offices
Northwest Region
3911 Highway 2321
Panama City, FL 32409
850-265-3676
North Central Region
3377 East U.S. Highway 90
Lake City, FL 32055
386-758-0525
Northeast Region
1239 Southwest 10th Street
Ocala, FL 34471
352-732-1225
Southwest Region
3900 Drane Field Road
Lakeland, FL 33811
863-648-3200
South Region
8535 Northlake Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33412
561-625-5122
The regions presented on this map are not fisheries management zones.
For management zones, please see Management Zones.
The FWC’s Division of Law Enforcement patrols Florida’s coastal waters to provide assistance to boaters and anglers 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 text messages directly to an email address. You can text [email protected]; standard usage fees may apply.
Resource Information
Join the nation’s largest conservation law enforcement agency—become an FWC law enforcement officer. For more information contact the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission at 1-866-FWC-HIRE (392-4473) or visit MyFWC.com/Law
- To purchase fishing licenses:
888-FISH-FLORIDA (347-4356)
GoOutdoorsFlorida.com - FWC Division of Law Enforcement
888-404-FWCC (3922) - To report fish and wildlife law violations, call the Wildlife Alert Hotline:
888-404-FWCC (3922) - FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
727-896-8626
MyFWC.com/Research - To report fish kills:
800-636-0511 - To report fish tags:
800-367-4461
[email protected] - To report sawfish sightings:
941-255-7403
[email protected] - Bird entanglement
888-404-3922
727-391-6211 for Tampa area - Red tide information hotline
866-300-9399 toll free in Florida
727-552-2488 nationwide - Aquatic toxins hotline:
888-232-8635 - Shellfish harvesting questions
FDACS, 850-617-7600
https://www.fdacs.gov/Divisions-Offices - To report lionfish sightings:
1-877-786-7267
MyFWC.com/Lionfish
