Licenses and permits are available at the Nacote Creek Office in Port Republic (Atlantic County) and through the mail (linked below). Some are also available on the division's Internet license site, www.wildlifelicense.com/nj/.

Tuna permits are issued by the National Marine Fisheries Service - see www.nmfspermits.com for details.

A NJ Child Support Certification Form must be included with every application and is part of the application documents linked below. For information on the Child Support Certification requirement please visit the Child Support Certification Information page.

For information on license/permit requirements please see the Marine Issue of the Fish and Wildlife Digest and/or the NJ Commercial Marine Regulations, both available linked from the Regulations page. For copies of letter regarding Commercial Quotas and Trip Limits see www.njfishandwildlife.com/comquotas.htm.

Below are the various licenses issued by the division:

Non-commercial Crab Pot License	$2.00
Commercial Clam License	$50.00
Resident Recreational Clam License	$10.00
Resident Senior (62 and older) Recreational Clam and Oyster License	$2.00
Juvenile (under 14 years of age) Recreational Clam License (Resident/Non-Resident)	$2.00
Non-Resident Recreational Clam License	$20.00
Oyster License	$10.00
Fillet Permit for Party Boats	$2.00
To Use Fish Nets, Pounds and Pots in Marine & Estuarine Waters within Three Miles of Shore	Fee Varies

Applications for some of the above licenses are available in PDF format on the Forms Page.

For information on the above licenses or permits please contact:

NJ Division of Fish and Wildlife
Nacote Creek Research Station
P.O. Box 418
Port Republic, NJ 08241

Marine Fisheries - 609-748-2020
Shellfisheries - 609-748-2040
Enforcement - 609-748-2050