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GOVERNMENT AGENCIES AFFECTING FRESHWATER FISHERIES
List of Florida Fisheries Facilities
Provides a thorough list of all of Florida's fisheries related schools, state and federal facilities with phone numbers and web links, from the American Fisheries Society's Florida Chapter.
Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants
Provides excellent information on all of Florida's aquatic
and invasive plants, including a field guide and information on the invasive nature of many exotic plants.
Environmental Protection Agency Water Shed Locater
A great site from EPA that allows you among other things to type in the name or zip code of a watershed and find out all of the up-to-date information about water quality indicators and other information on the water shed.
EZ Gov
A site that allows you to easily find federal, state, county and municipal government information based on your zip code.
Fed World
The best starting point for searching for information from the Federal Government.
Florida Association of Convention and Visitors Bureaus
A surprisingly useful site for learning about local fishing opportunities.
Florida Center for Environmental Studies
Provides a listing of all the Florida Universities involved in environmental research and other resources especially pertinent to the Everglades.
Florida Chamber
The Flordia Federation of Chambers of Commerce web site.
Florida Chambers of Commerce
A list of the Florida Chambers of Commerce online.
Florida
Chambers GuideAnother list of the Florida Chambers of Commerce including, cities,
counties and specialty chambers.
Florida Community Network
An excellent starting place for finding out about Florida and Florida's government at all levels.
Florida Cooperative Extension Service
A nice site with news, links, info on school environmental education programs, aquascaping, Florida's state species, a wildlife guide and more, including the "ask joe" section.
Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services--Seafood & Aquaculture
Provides information about the state's seafood and
aquaculture industry.
Florida Department of Environmental Protection
DEP is responsible for water and air quality, state parks and
aquatic plants.
Florida Department of Health
The Florida Department of Health is responsible for all human health issues including providing consumption advisories about fish.
Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
The DHSMV is responsible for boat registration and administers the bass specialty plate.
Florida Directory
This is the State of Florida's on-line directory to phone numbers, e-mails and addresses for state employees, including those at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Florida Environmental Indicators Project
The State Environmental Goals and Indicators Project (SEGIP) is a cooperative agreement between the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency and the Florida Center for Public Management to assist state environmental agencies in improving their environmental management capabilities by providing procedural, technical and limited financial assistance in the development and use of environmental goals and indicators.
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is responsible for managing all of Florida's freshwater fish and wildlife, including nongame animals.
Florida Museum of Natural History--Fish Site
Site is currently being expanded to include a section for kids. It has a good photo gallery and some interesting facts about fish in Florida.
Florida Vacancy Locator
This page allows you to search for job vacancies within Florida's state government system including positions available at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Government Information Locator--Miami Library
An excellent link site for Florida government information including
counties and cities.
Keep Florida Beautiful--Florida's Environmental Page
Keep Florida Beautiful and the Department of Environmental Protection are attempting to become the clearinghouse for environmental issues to keep Florida's concerned citizens abreast of the latest news. Includes a calendar of events, environmental awareness tips and a list of environmental groups.
Leon County--Lake Munson Restoration
Web site detailing restoration efforts for Lake Munson, Tallahassee, FL.
National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration
Provides up-to-date weather information, as well as, important environmental information related to weather trends.
Online Sunshine--The Florida Legislature's Homepage
Provides access to information about bills pertaining to fishing and the environment and the Legislators who establish policy.
MyFlorida
Your portal to Florida Government services.
State of Florida.com
A great locator site for information related to Florida, including government information and much more. Well organized and easy to use.
Recreation.Gov
This link carries you to a page that lists all of the Federal lands with recreational access in Florida and links to them.
States Organization for Boating Access
SOBA's web page is still in its infancy but explains the mission of the Organization and lists its officers.
State Links at a Glance
A great site for accessing all 50 states' websites and facts about the states.
US Coast Guard
The Coast Guard has important recreational
boating safety information and
issues Captain's Licenses
that are required under specific circumstances to take people out on
navigable waters for hire (e.g., fishing guides and charters).
US Census Bureau
The census bureau has a wide variety of useful statistics including the National Survey of Hunting, Fishing & Outdoor Recreation 1991, and 1996 editions. This is the information source used for estimating how much time and money Americans spend fishing, hunting and otherwise using the outdoors for recreation.
US Corps of Engineers
The Army Corps of Engineers is responsible for much of the structural modifications that affect water levels and routing throughout Florida.
US Environmental Protection Agency
The EPA is involved in ensuring healthy water and air quality throughout the US.
(Search for information
on your Water Shed)
US Fish and Wildlife Service--Sportfish Restoration
The Federal Aid in Sport Fish Restoration Program is vital to funding fisheries programs in Florida. Anglers should be aware of how this program operates and how to support it.
Florida is in Region 4.USFWS--Southeast Region
This is the regional Fish and Wildlife Service office that works with Florida.
US Forest Service
Provides links to Forests in Region 8 of the USFS that include the three
forests in Florida with fishing.
USFWS Reference Service
Provides a powerful search engine for inquiring about Fish and Wildlife Service reports and findings.
US Geological Survey
Has many interesting resources including water atlases and information on aquifers. Links also provide information on water contamination, and they have a special Florida Water Resources page.
US National Biological Services
An excellent web resource for information on Federal biological research programs, it also has a nice photo gallery and kids page.
WATER MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS: Water Management Districts (WMDs) play a vital role in fisheries by regulating the quantity of water and timing of discharges. In addition, much of the vegetation control in the state is managed by the Districts and several very important reservoirs and water conservation areas were created and are maintained by district activities. The following links are to the five Florida water management districts:
Northwest Florida WMD
St. Johns River WMD
South Florida WMD
South West Florida WMD
Suwannee River WMD
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