Department of Fish and Game

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The Department of Fish and Game works to preserve the state's natural resources. We exercise responsibility over the Commonwealth's marine and freshwater fisheries, wildlife species, plants, and natural communities, as well as the habitats that support them.

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Address

100 Cambridge Street, Boston, MA 02114

Directions

Phone

Main (617) 626-1500

Open M-F 8:45 a.m.-5.pm.

Online

DFG Contact Information View

Fax

(617) 626-1505

Who we serve

The Department of Fish and Game is responsible for conserving the Commonwealth’s natural resources while also providing outdoor recreation opportunities to the public. We also issue licenses for hunting, trapping, recreational fishing, and commercial fishing.

Social media links

@MassDFG

Recent news & announcements

Press Release

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $6.4 Million to Support Ecological Restoration Projects

8/22/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

Funding will ensure communities have structures that can adapt to climate impacts
Press Release

DCR and DFG Send Crew of Wildland Firefighters to Battle Montana Blazes

8/18/2023 Department of Conservation & Recreation

Sent Thursday morning to Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest in western Montana
Press Release

Connecticut River Boat Access Facilities to Reopen After Floods

8/07/2023 Department of Fish and Game

Officials Caution Boaters Regarding New Hazards in Connecticut River Following Recent Flooding
Press Release

Division of Marine Fisheries Announces New Conservation and Management Measures for the Commercial Horseshoe Crab Fishery

7/10/2023 Department of Fish and Game

The new regulations set a cap on commercial harvest and mortality, including the first-ever biomedical quota
Press Release

DCR and DFG Officials Send Off Second Crew of Wildland Firefighters to Help Battle Quebec Blazes

7/05/2023 Department of Conservation & Recreation

(DCR) Commissioner Brian Arrigo and Department of Fish and Game (DFG) Commissioner Tom O’Shea sent off 16 state wildland firefighters – 14 from DCR and 2 from DFG – to Quebec, Canada
Press Release

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.6 Million in Grants to Support Massachusetts’ Commercial Fishing Industry and Build Climate Resiliency

6/30/2023 Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

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Recent news & announcements

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $6.4 Million to Support Ecological Restoration Projects

DCR and DFG Send Crew of Wildland Firefighters to Battle Montana Blazes

Connecticut River Boat Access Facilities to Reopen After Floods

Division of Marine Fisheries Announces New Conservation and Management Measures for the Commercial Horseshoe Crab Fishery

DCR and DFG Officials Send Off Second Crew of Wildland Firefighters to Help Battle Quebec Blazes

Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $1.6 Million in Grants to Support Massachusetts’ Commercial Fishing Industry and Build Climate Resiliency

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