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New Jersey

Saltwater Fishing

Saltwater Fishing

Telephone Directory

­Internet Address — NJ Fish & Wildlife website

General Email AddressNJ Fish & Wildlife

License Purchasing/System AssistanceNJ Fish & Wildlife Licensing Support

General Information(609) 292-2965

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

Marine Conservation Police(609) 748-2050

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

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

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

Falconry Permits (908) 735-8793

Field Trial Permits (609) 259-2132

Freshwater FisheriesEmail the NJ Fish & Wildlife Freshwater Fisheries team

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

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

Hunting and Trapping Permit Hotline (609) 292-9192

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 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) 748-2020

Marine Habitat and Shellfisheries (609) 748-2040

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)

Wildlife Management (908) 735-7040

Endangered and Nongame Species (908) 638-4127

Hunter Education (908) 637-4125 x 123

Wildlife Control (908) 735-8793

Land Management (973) 383-0918

Conservation Police (908) 735-8240

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

Wildlife Management (908) 223-6072

Conservation Police (609) 259-2120

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

Conservation Police (856) 629-0555

Wildlife Management (856) 875-6418

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

Pequest Trout Hatchery — (908) 637-4173
605 Pequest Rd., Oxford, NJ 07863
For questions concerning state 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
Marine Habitat and Shellfisheries(609) 748-2040
Marine Education(609) 748-4347

Delaware Bay Office (Marine Habitat and Shellfisheries)
1672 E. Buckshutem Rd. Millville, NJ 08332(856) 785-0730

NJ Saltwater Recreational Registry Programemail