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
- 877-STOP-ANS (877-786-7267)
- California Department of Fish & Wildlife: Aquatic Invasive Species
- DBW: Aquatic Invasive Species
BOATING FACILITY LOCATOR
- DBW: Boating Safety Courses/Classes or call 888-326-2822
CLEAN BOATING INFORMATION
- DBW: Boating Clean and Green, call 415-904-6905, or visit California Costal Commission website
HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL INFORMATION, US ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
- Hazardous Waste, Recycling or Collection Centers: 800-CLEANUP
- www.earth911.com
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
- 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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