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Division of Marine Fisheries, FFWCC
The state agency responsible for the conservation and management of marine and freshwater species. Site provides access to fishing licenses, publications, educational materials, and more.
Florida Marine Research Institute, FMRI
Division of the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) which conducts applied research and provides synthesized information to address marine resource management issues
National Marine Fisheries Service,
Southeast Regional Office (St. Pete)
NOAA research and enforcement office which provides stewardship of the nation's oceans through laws and mandates of Congress
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
Organization of the five Gulf of Mexico states which serves as a forum for the discussion of various problems and programs of marine management, industry, and research, in order to develop a coordinated policy to address those issues for the betterment of the resource
Atlantic Marine Fisheries Commission
Organization of the 15 Atlantic coast states formed to assist in managing and conserving their shared coastal fishery resources
Southeastern Fisheries Association
A nonprofit fisheries trade association dedicated to enhancing the commercial fishing industry in the southeastern United States while maintaining healthy stocks of fish
Institute for Fishery Resource Ecology
Coordinates and facilitates existing research of mutual interest to Florida State University and NOAA in basic and applied marine science, technology, policy, and resources, particularly as they relate to fisheries in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Federal Fishery Management Councils
A network of eight regional Fishery Management Councils which were established by the Fishery Conservation and Management Act in 1976 (now called the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Magnuson Act). The councils prepare fishery plans which are designed to manage fishery resources from where state waters end out to the 200-mile limit of the Gulf of Mexico. These waters are also known as the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
The state agency responsible for the conservation and management of marine and freshwater species. Site provides access to fishing licenses, publications, educational materials, and more.
Florida Marine Research Institute, FMRI
Division of the state's Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) which conducts applied research and provides synthesized information to address marine resource management issues
National Marine Fisheries Service,
Southeast Regional Office (St. Pete)
NOAA research and enforcement office which provides stewardship of the nation's oceans through laws and mandates of Congress
Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission
Organization of the five Gulf of Mexico states which serves as a forum for the discussion of various problems and programs of marine management, industry, and research, in order to develop a coordinated policy to address those issues for the betterment of the resource
Atlantic Marine Fisheries Commission
Organization of the 15 Atlantic coast states formed to assist in managing and conserving their shared coastal fishery resources
Southeastern Fisheries Association
A nonprofit fisheries trade association dedicated to enhancing the commercial fishing industry in the southeastern United States while maintaining healthy stocks of fish
Institute for Fishery Resource Ecology
Coordinates and facilitates existing research of mutual interest to Florida State University and NOAA in basic and applied marine science, technology, policy, and resources, particularly as they relate to fisheries in the northern Gulf of Mexico
Federal Fishery Management Councils
A network of eight regional Fishery Management Councils which were established by the Fishery Conservation and Management Act in 1976 (now called the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Magnuson Act). The councils prepare fishery plans which are designed to manage fishery resources from where state waters end out to the 200-mile limit of the Gulf of Mexico. These waters are also known as the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
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