A Boating and Angling Guide to Nassau and Duval Counties A Boating and Angling Guide to Nassau and Duval Counties
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Florida Fish and Wildlife
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Fish and Wildlife
Research Institute
100 Eighth Avenue SE
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
727-896-8626
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City of Jacksonville
Parks and Recreation

214 N. Hogan Street
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Jacksonville, Florida
32202
904-630-2489
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FLORIDA FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION
FWC Wildlife Alert Hotline 888-404-FWCC (3922)
Cell Phones *FWC or #FWC, depending on your service provider
FWC North Central Region Regional Office (Lake City) 386-758-0525
To report marine violations, boating accidents, and marine mammal injuries or strandings. Information also available on saltwater fishing and shellfish harvesting.
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 diseased or abnormal fish in your area
FWC's Red Tide Status Line 866-300-9399 (Florida)/ 727-552-2448 (outside Florida)
To hear a recording about red tide conditions throughout the state
U.S. COAST GUARD
Rescue Station (24 hours) VHF Channel 16
Sector Jacksonville Office 904-564-7500
National Response Center 800-424-8802
To report oil spills and maritime emergencies
U.S. Coast Guard Auxillary
Seventh District, Division 14,
Kings Bay/St. Marys, Georgia - Palatka, Florida
BoatU.S. Foundation 800-245-BOAT (2628)
For information on boating skills and safety courses offered locally
NOAA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Recorded forecast (Jacksonville, Fl) 904-741-4311
NOAA Weather Readio 162.425/162.55 MHz
For 24-hour weather and marine forecasts
AQUATIC PRESERVES
Nassau River - St. Johns River Marshes and
Ft. Clinch Aquatic Preserves
850-245-2094
For more information about Florida's protected coastal waters
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve 904-641-7155
For more information about Ecological and Historic Preserve, Fort Caroline National Memorial, and Kingsley Plantation
STATE PARKS
Fort Clinch 904-277-7274
Big Talbot Island,
George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier,
Little Talbot Island State Park
904-251-2320
Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park 904-696-5980
For more information about about Florida's natural and cultural lands
NOAA FISHERIES SERVICE
Southeast Regional Office (St. Petersburg) 727-824-5301
For more information about marine fisheries in federal waters
Northeast Florida UF/IFAS Extension
Florida Sea Grant
386-437-7464
For extension bulletins on the conservation and use of marine and coastal resources
City of Jacksonville, Dockmaster 904-630-0839
For more information about boat ramps, canoe and kayak launches, and other waterways and boating issues for Jacksonville/Duval County
AUDUBON OF FLORIDA
Duval Audubon Society 941-388-3010
For information about birds in Nassau and Duval Counties
B.E.A.K.S. (Bird Emergency Aid & Kare Sanctuary)
Jacksonville Zoo

(gopher tortoises, wood storks, shore birds, and birds of prey only)
904-251-2473
904-757-4463, ext. 0
For local assistance with injured animals.

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