CLEAN BOATING:

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Top Ten Boating Tips

(in Spanish) 10 Recomendaciones para Pasearte en Bote Protegiendo al Ambiente [PDF]

EMERGENCY CONTACTS

Emergency Telephone System: 911


OIL AND CHEMICAL SPILLS

To Report Oil and Chemical Spills:

National Response Center 1(800) 424-8802 (CH 16) and California Office of Emergency Service 1(800) OILS911


HAZARDIOUS WASTE DISPOSAL INFORMATION

EPA National Hotline: 1(800) CLEANUP (253-2687)


SEWAGE PUMPOUT

Sewage Pumpout Locations: 1(800) CLEANUP or please contact the harbormaster in your harbor for the most current listings of pumpout stations


BOATING SAFETY

Boating Safety Courses, Boating Safety and Laws www.dbw.ca.gov or 1(888) 326-2822

Navigation Information Service Watchstander 1(703) 313-5900


CLEAN BOATING INFORMATION

Clean Boating/ Califfornia Coastal Commission & California Department of Boating and Waterways’ Boating Clean and Green Program
(415) 904-6905 or www.coast4u.org or www.dbw.ca.gov (Click on “Boating Clean and Green”)

24 Hour Vessel Assistance (Fees Involved): 1(800) 367-8222

Californians Turn in Poachers and Polluters: 1(888) DFG-CALTIP (334-2258)


MARINE WILDLIFE RESCUE

Humboldt County & Del Norte County

North Coast Marine Mammal Center: 1(707) 465-6265


San Luis Obispo County through Mendocino County

The Marine Mammal Center: 1(415) 289-7350


Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara Marine Mammal Center: 1(805) 687-3255


Ventura County

Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute: 1(805) 567-1505


Los Angeles County

Fort MacArthur Marine Mammal Care Center: 1(310) 548-5677


Orange County

Pacific Marine Mammal Center: 1(949) 494-3050


San Diego County

SeaWorld: 1(800) 541-7325


Statewide Whale Rescue Team (Distressed whales and dolphins) (877) SOS-WHALES



REPORTING DEAD MARINE MAMMALS

Del Norte County through Mendocino County

Humboldt State University Vertebrate Museum (whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions and sea turtles):
1(707) 826-4872


Sonoma County through San Mateo County

California Academy of Sciences (whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions and sea turtles):
1(415) 379-5381


Santa Cruz County

Long Marine Laboratory (whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions and sea turtles):
1(831) 459-2883


Monterey County

Moss Landing Marine Laboratories (whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions and sea turtles):
1(831) 755-8650


San Luis Obispo County through Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (whales, dolphins and sea turtles):
1(805) 682-4711 x-156

National Marine Fisheries Service (seals and sea lions):
1(562) 980-4017


Ventura County

Channel Islands Marine & Wildlife Institute (whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions and sea turtles) :
1(805)-567-1506


Los Angeles County through Orange County

Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History (whales and dolphins):
1(323) 585-5105

National Marine Fisheries Service (seals, sea lions and sea turtles):
1(562) 980-4017


San Diego County

Southwest Fisheries Science Center (whales, dolphins, seals, sea lions and sea turtles):
1(858) 546-7162



AQUATIC INVASIVE SPECIES

1(877) STOP- ANS (786-7267)

WEATHER, TIDES, & MORE:

• NOAA Pacific Infrared Satellite

• Delta Tide Table

• Marine Weather Page

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Scripps Institution of Oceanography, CDIP

• US Radar

• WWW Tide and Current Predictor (West Coast in north to south order)

• Get Topo Maps and Nautical Charts for any location

• NOAA Weather Radio sites Selection Page for California

• Real Time Stations information

• U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center

MORE RESOURCES:

• Fact Sheets from the California Clean Marina Tool Kit
  (California Coastal Commission. Clean Boating Program)
  
  What you can do

To Properly Stash Your Trash [PDF]

To Keep Boat Sewage Out of the Water [PDF]

To Prevent Oil and Fuel Pollution From Your Boat [PDF]

To Dispose of Toxic Hazardous Wastes [PDF]

To Reduce Gray Water Discharge [PDF]

To Prevent the Spread of Aquatic Nuisance Species [PDF]

To Prevent Discharge of Toxic Boat Maintenance Products [PDF]

With Simple Household Alternatives to Boat Cleaning and Maintenance [PDF]

• A Boater's Guide to Keeping Pollutants Out of the Water [PDF]
  

• Boat Maintenance Checklist  (Clean Green Boat Maintenance: Pollution Minimization Checklist for Boat Maintenance Contractors and the Do-it-Yourself Boater) [PDF]

Check the following website for more useful boater information: www.dbw.ca.gov/boaters.asp