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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 in right-hand column)

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) 940-7266

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 0882
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(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
  • 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

605 Pequest Rd., Oxford,
NJ 07863 — (908) 637-4125

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) 748-2020 or [email protected]
  • 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.