Marine Unit

The Marine Unit is assigned to the Special Events Division. The unit patrols 139 square miles of inland waterways and conducts boat inspections, cites offenders for waterway violations, and provides safe boating seminars, speakers and inspections.

The Marine Unit continues its efforts in boater safety education by conducting boating safety classes and participating in boater safety programs at the Jacksonville Boat Show and other venues.

The Marine Unit performs boater safety inspections on the waterways as well as at the boat ramps around the county each year.

The Marine Unit also manages the River Watch program. This program is a crime prevention and safety program for the waterways.

JSO Marine Unit Safety Pamplet

For information on Boating Under the Influence (BUI), please visit http://www.uscgboating.org/safety/boating_under_the_influence_initiatives.aspx.

Manatee Protection

• Duval County Manatee Protection Zones
• Federal Manatee "Protection Zones" and Regulations
• Manatee Sightings as of May 13, 2013 (Provided by Jacksonville University)
• For information on the Manatee Mortality Statistics, please visit http://myfwc.com/research/manatee.
  
   

News Conferences

• 2013 Manatee Enforcement and Boating Safety News Conference
• 2012 Manatee Enforcement and Boating Safety News Conference
• 2010 Manatee Enforcement Effort News Conference

Contact us:

JSO Marine Unit
Police Memorial Building
501 E. Bay St.
Jacksonville, FL 32202

Sergeant Patricia Grant - (904) 630-0797 Office/River Watch