This article is a list of state and territorial fish and wildlife management agencies in the United States, by U.S. state or territory. These agencies are typically within each state's Executive Branch, and have the purpose of protecting a state's fish and wildlife resources. The exact duties of each agency vary by state, but often include resource management and research, regulation setting, and enforcement of law related to fisheries and wildlife.
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Alabama
Alaska
The Alaska State Troopers, officially the Division of Alaska State Troopers (AST), is the state police agency of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is a division of the Alaska Department of Public Safety (DPS). The AST is a full-service law enforcement agency that handles both traffic and criminal law enforcement. The AST is also involved in apprehending fugitives as part of the Alaska Fugitive Task Force, an inter-agency collaborative of Alaska police departments that cooperates with police agencies throughout the United States and less commonly with Interpol in apprehending wanted men and women. Unlike many lower 48 states, the AST also serves as Alaska’s primary environmental law enforcement agency; troopers assigned to the AST’s Division of Alaska Wildlife Troopers are known as "Alaska Wildlife Troopers" and primarily serve as game wardens, although they retain the same powers as other Alaskan state troopers.
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
- Department of Energy and Environment Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) - formerly the District Department of the Environment
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
- Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources
- Hawaii Division of Conservation and Resource Enforcement#'''Hawaii DLNR Police'''
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
- Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife
- Bureau of Resource Management, provides management and research resources for Maine's freshwater fisheries and wildlife.
- Bureau of Warden Service, enforces and conducts investigations relating to fisheries, wildlife, and off-road recreation laws.
- Maine Department of Marine Resources, researches, manages, and conserves the natural resources found in the tidal waters of the state.
- Bureau of Marine Science, conducts research and monitoring and provides management resources for the state's marine fisheries.
- Bureau of Public Health and Aquaculture, oversees shellfish harvest and aquaculture operations to ensure public health.
- Bureau of Sea Run Fisheries and Habitat, works to manage, protect and restore diadromous fish populations.
- Bureau of Marine Patrol, enforces state and federal marine fisheries laws.
- Shellfish Conservation Wardens are municipal enforcement agents who undergo training with the Department of Marine Resources, regarding enforcement of municipal and state shellfish harvest ordinances.
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
- New Hampshire Fish and Game Department
- Wildlife Division
- Inland Fisheries Division
- Marine Fisheries Division
- Law Enforcement Division, provide enforcement for wildlife, fisheries (inland and marine) and offroad vehicle recreation.
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
- North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission
- North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
- Division of Marine Fisheries, is responsible for managing and protecting North Carolina's Marine and Estuarine fisheries. The North Carolina Marine Patrol under the Division of Marine Fisheries ensures protection of this resource.
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
- Tennessee Valley Authority#Recreation
- Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency
- Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency#Law enforcement TWRA officers
Texas
Main article: Texas Ranger Division(Texas Ranger Division)
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
- Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources
- Virginia Marine Resources Commission. Enforcement is conducted by the Virginia Marine Police.
Washington (state)
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
The Wyoming Division of State Parks and Historic Sites is the Wyoming state agency that administers its state parks.
Also known as Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails, the agency is headquartered in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
See also
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
- United States Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- National Ocean Service
- National Marine Fisheries Service
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement under the National Marine Fisheries Service
- National Park Service
- National Forest Service
- Bureau of Land Management
- Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission
- List of provincial and territorial fish and wildlife management agencies in Canada
References
- "Visit Us | U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service".
- "State". icwdm.org. Archived from the original on 2009-12-15.
- "Bureau of Resource Management: About: Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife".
- "Warden Service: Maine Dept of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife".
- "About Us | Department of Marine Resources".
- "Science and Research | Department of Marine Resources".
- "Shellfish | Department of Marine Resources".
- "Aquaculture | Department of Marine Resources".
- "Bureau of Sea-Run Fisheries and Habitat | Department of Marine Resources".
- "Maine Marine Patrol | Department of Marine Resources".
- "Municipal Shellfish Conservation Warden | Department of Marine Resources".
- "Marine Fisheries | NC DEQ".
- "N.C. Marine Patrol | NC DEQ".
- "About Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails". Wyoming State Parks, Historic Sites & Trails. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
External links
- State Wildlife Agencies List - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies