Calusa Nature Center
Charlotte Harbor Aquatic Preserves Office 941-575-5861
Coast Guard Station, Ft. Myers Beach 941-463-5754 or VHF Channel 16 or *CG (free cellular)
For search and rescue assistance
Estero Island Marine Resource Task Force 239-765-0202
For information on Estero Island Marine Resources
FDEP Estero Bay Aquatic Preserves Office 239-463-3240
Florida Department of Agriculture 850-488-5471
For information on temporary closures of shellfish harvesting areas due to red tide or pollution
Florida Sea Grant
For information on conservation and use of marine resources
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Resource Protection Hotline 800-404-3922 or *FMP (free cellular) To report fishing violations; dead, injured or tagged manatees, sea turtles or other wildlife
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Southwest Field Office 941-332-6966
To request information on saltwater fishing and/or shellfish harvesting regulations
Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Maine Fisheries
Florida Sea Grant Lee County Marine Agent 239-461-7500
International Game Fish Association
Lee County Sheriff For emergencies 911 - Marine Division 239-477-1200 • Collier County Sheriff 239-793-9126 • Charlotte County 239-639-2101
Lee County Natural Resources Division 239-479-8109
Marine Services Program
Marine Mammal Stranding Network
Mote Marine Lab
Sanibel Island Conservation Office 239-472-3700
For information on marine resources and conservation on Sanibel Island
National Weather Service
Shellfish Harvesting info
Sport Fishing Promotion Council 800-ASK-FISH
For information on sport fishing and pump-out station locations
Turtle Time, Inc. 239-481-5566
To report sea turtle nests, stranded/dead sea turtles, and tagged turtles
West Coast Inland Navigation District 941-485-9402
For information on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway