| FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION |
| FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline |
888-404-FWCC (3922) |
| To report marine violations, boating accidents, and marine mammal injuries or strandings. |
| Cell Phones |
*FWC or #FWC
(depending upon your provider) |
| FWC Northwest Region Office (Panama City) |
850-265-3676 |
FWC's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute
(St. Petersburg) |
727-896-8626 |
| For information on Florida's marine resources and marine research |
| FWC's Marine Fish Kill Hotline |
800-636-0511 |
| To report a fish kill or red tide event in your area |
|
| U.S. COAST GUARD |
| Rescue Station (24 hours) |
VHF Channel 16 |
| Sector Office (Mobile, AL) |
251-441-5720 |
| National Response Center |
1-800-424-8802 |
| To report oil spills and maritime emergencies |
|
| U.S. Coast Guard Auxillary |
| Eighth District, Division 1, Flotilla 1-7, Pensacola |
|
| BoatU.S. Foundation |
1-800-245-BOAT (2628) |
| For information on boating skills and safety courses offered locally |
|
| NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE |
Recorded forecast
Mobile, AL |
251-633-6443 |
NOAA Weather Radio
Pensacola |
162.400 MHz |
| For 24-hour weather and marine forecasts |
|
| AQUATIC PRESERVES |
Yellow River Marsh Aquatic Preserve,
Fort Pickens Aquatic Preserve
|
850-245-2094 |
| For more information about Florida's protected coastal waters |
|
| STATE PARKS |
| Tarklin Bayou Preserve State Park |
850-983-5363 |
| Big Lagoon State Park |
850-492-1595 |
| For more information about about Florida's natural and cultural lands |
|
| NATIONAL PARKS |
| Gulf Islands National Seashore
|
850-934-2600 |
| For information about National Park Lands in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties. |
|
| NOAA FISHERIES SERVICE |
| Southeast Regional Office (St. Petersburg) |
727-824-5301 |
| For more information about marine fisheries in federal waters |
|
Florida Sea Grant
Escambia County
Santa Rosa County |
850-475-5230
850-623-3868 |
| For information about dune restoration/replanting, marine summer camps, and the Clean Marina Program |
|
| Wildlife Sanctuary of Northwest Florida |
850-433-9453 |
| For assistance with native animals |
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| AUDUBON OF FLORIDA |
| Francis M. Weston Audubon Society (Pensacola) |
| For more information about about birds and their habitat |
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