The New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife is a government agency in the U.S. state of New Jersey overseen by the cabinet-level New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP). The division is "dedicated to the protection, management and wise use of New Jersey's fish and wildlife resources".[1] The division issues licenses, stamps and permits for hunting, fishing and trapping and the proceeds from such sales directly fund the division's operations, specifically includes the operation of two fish hatcheries and associated stocking programs, a pheasant farm, enforcement of fish and wildlife regulations, habitat protection, fish and wildlife research, wildlife management area maintenance and improvement, education, and other programs and activities".[2]
Divisions
editThe Division, through its Bureau of Land Management, administers the state's 121 Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) totaling over 354,000 acres (1,430 km2).
The division's duties are divided into several administrative bureaus, including:[1]
- Bureau of Freshwater Fisheries
- Bureau of Land Management
- Bureau of Law Enforcement
- Bureau of Marine Fisheries
- Bureau of Shellfisheries
- Bureau of Wildlife Management
- Bureau of Information and Education
- Bureau of Fisheries Production
- Endangered and Nongame Species Program
- Office of Administration
- Office of Environmental Review
- Office of Fish and Wildlife Health and Forensics
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, About Us. Retrieved August 1, 2015.
- ^ New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife, NJ Fishing and Hunting License and Permit Information. Retrieved August 1, 2015.