The Constituency Services Branch is responsible for administering the Region's vessel/dealer permit programs and obtaining approval for new or modified information collection programs. They prepare applications and instructions for obtaining federal fishing permits.  The branch is also responsible for managing the Region's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests, records management and preparation of administrative records, and education and community outreach programs.

Our Mailing Address is:

NOAA Fisheries Service, Southeast Regional Office
Constituency Services Branch
263 13th Avenue South
Saint Petersburg, Florida 33701
Phone: (727) 824-5326

	All of the forms listed below are PDF documents. You may download application forms in Portable Document Format (PDF). The forms should be read before completing and must be submitted with all pages completed. Your application will not be accepted without both pages. More]

Federal Permit Application for Vessels Fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
Income Qualification Affidavit
Federal Permit Application for Dealers - Form and Instructions
Federal Permit Application for Southeast Region Issued Operator Card
Application for Duplicate Federal Fishery Permits Operator Card or Decal
Federal Permit Application Vessels Fishing for Wreckfish Off the South Atlantic States Form and Instructions
Federal Permit/Certificate Application to fish in Columbian Treaty Waters
Change of Address for Fishery Permit Holders
International Trade Permit
High Seas Fishing Compliance Act (Located at the NMFS Headquarters Homepage)
Request of Catch History from the NOAA Fisheries Southeast Logbook Program
Reef Fish Consolidation Form
Aquacultured Live Rock
Federal Permit Application for the Harvest of Aquacultured Live Rock in the EEZ Form and Instructions
Aquaculture Site Evaluation Report in the EEZ Form and Instructions
Report for the Deposit or Harvest of Aquacultured Live Rock
Notice of Intent to Harvest Aquacultured Live Rock
To obtain information and applications for fishing vessel permits for Atlantic tunas, or for Charter/Headboat permits for Atlantic Highly Migratory Species (tunas, swordfish, billfish, sharks), please visit https://hmspermits.noaa.gov/Default.asp. Commercial shark and swordfish vessel permits are issued by the Southeast Regional Office, and information on these permits is available by clicking on the "Instructions for Vessel Permits" link above.
Additional Links
Lists of Current Permit Holders Vessel Application Status Dealer Application Status IFQ Program (Individual Fishing Quota) Office of Law Enforcement