Resources and Contact Information

EMERGENCY CONTACTS

Emergency Telephone System: 911
24-Hour Vessel Assistance (Fees Involved): 800-367-8222
Californians Turn in Poachers and Polluters: 888-DFG-CALTIP (888-334-2258)

 

AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES

BOATING FACILITY LOCATOR

BOATING SAFETY

CLEAN BOATING INFORMATION

HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL INFORMATION, US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

MARINE WILDLIFE RESCUE

  • Humboldt and Del Norte Counties – North Coast Marine Mammal Center: 707-465-6265
  • Los Angeles County – Fort MacArthur Marine Mammal Care Center: 310-548-5677
  • Orange County – Pacific Marine Mammal Center: 949-494-3050
  • San Luis Obispo and Mendocino Counties – Marine Mammal Center: 415-289-7350
  • Santa Barbara County – Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center: 805-687-3255
  • San Diego County – SeaWorld: 800-541-7325
  • Statewide Whale Rescue Team (distressed whales and dolphins): 877-SOS-WHALES
  • Ventura County – Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute: 805-567-1505

OIL AND CHEMICAL SPILLS

  • National Response Center: 800-424-8802 (CH 16)
  • California Office of Emergency Service: 800-OILS911 (800-645-7911)

REPORTING DEAD MARINE MAMMALS

  • Del Norte and Mendocino Counties – Humboldt State University Vertebrate Museum (whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, and sea turtles): 707-826-4872
  • Los Angeles and Orange Counties – Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History (whales and dolphins): 323-585-5105
  • Monterey County – Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, and sea turtles): 831-755-8650
  • National Marine Fisheries Service (seals, sea lions and sea turtles): 562-980-4017
  • Santa Cruz County – Long Marine Laboratory (whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, and sea turtles): 831-459-2883
  • San Diego County – Southwest Fisheries Science Center (whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, and sea turtles): 858-546-7162
  • San Luis Obispo through Santa Barbara Counties – Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (whales, dolphins and sea turtles): 805-682-4711, Ext.156
  • Sonoma County through San Mateo County – California Academy of Sciences (whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, and sea turtles): 415-379-5381
  • Ventura County – Channel Islands Marine and Wildlife Institute (whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions, and sea turtles): 805-567-1506

SEWAGE PUMPOUT

  • Call 800-CLEANUP (800-253-2687), or contact your harbormaster. For the most current listings visit DBW: Pumpout Locations

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