MyFlorida.com MyFWC.com Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Logo


PERMITS

* American Eel
* Aquaculture Certificate 

* Haul Seine

* Largemouth Bass

   Tournament

* Resident Fish Dealer

* Conditional Non-native

   Aquatic Species

* Scientific Collector

* Special Use

* Triploid Grass Carp

* Tropical Fish

   Importation

LINKS

* Permits Home Page

* Freshwater Fisheries

* FWC Home
* FWC Licensing and
     Permitting Office

 


Scientific Collectors Permits

The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Freshwater Fisheries Division issues scientific collectors permits under the authority of the Florida Wildlife Code rule 68A-9.002. 

WHO NEEDS A PERMIT ?

Individuals and institutions who desire to take or possess wildlife or freshwater fish or their eggs for scientific, educational, propagation, exhibition or other justifiable purposes require a scientific collectors permit.

Permits are issued based on the applicant's county and not on the collection locality.

HOW CAN I GET AN APPLICATION?

Option One

Contact the appropriate office by mail, phone or e-mail (see below for region info).

Option Two

Download and print out our scientific collector's permit application (198k).

Please note that these documents are written in Adobe's PDF format.

NORTHWEST REGION

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Regional Fisheries
3911 Highway 2321
Panama City, FL 32409-1658
Phone: (850) 265-3677
email: Northwest Region, Regional Fisheries Administrator

Counties: Bay, Calhoun, Escambia, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Wakulla, Walton, Washington

NORTH CENTRAL REGION

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Regional Fisheries
3377 East US Highway 90
Lake City, FL 32055
Phone: (386) 758-0530
email: North Central Region, Regional Fisheries Administrator

Counties: Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Dixie, Duval, Gilchrist, Hamilton,  Lafayette, Levy, Madison, Nassau, Suwannee, Taylor, Union

NORTH EAST REGION

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Regional Fisheries
1239 S.W. 10th Street
Ocala, FL 34474-2797
Phone: (352) 732-1225
email: Northeast Region, Regional Fisheries Administrator

Counties: Brevard, Flagler, Indian River, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Putnam, Seminole, St. Johns, Sumter, Volusia

SOUTHWEST REGION

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Regional Fisheries
3900 Drane Field Road
Lakeland, FL 33811-1207
Phone: (863) 648-3202
email: Southwest Region, Regional Fisheries Administrator

Counties: Charlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota

SOUTH REGION

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Regional Fisheries
8535 Northlake Blvd.
West Palm Beach, FL 33412
Phone: (561) 625-5127
email: South Region, Regional Fisheries Administrator

Counties: Broward, Collier, Dade, Glades, Hendry, Martin, Monroe, Okeechobee, Palm Beach, St. Lucie

VIEWING AND PRINTING ADOBE PDF FILES

PDF files are written in a special format and require the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The reader is free and can be downloaded from the Adobe website.

This page last updated November 08, 2007 .