The Division of Fish and Wildlife (DFW) is charged with monitoring, assessing and implementing public awareness and other activities that help to enhance and safeguard fish and wildlife resources in the USVI.

The DFW is the primary scientific advisor to the DPNR’s Commissioner on the conditions of territorial wildlife and marine resources. The DPNR Commissioner then, in turn, advises the USVI Governor.

The DFW is composed of three bureaus:

• Bureau of Fisheries

• Bureau of Wildlife

• Bureau of Environmental Education.

Unique within the DPNR, the DFW is 100% federally funded by awards from the US Department of Interior, the US Fish and Wildlife Service, the Federal Aid Division, the US Department of Commerce, the National Marine Fisheries Service and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).