This is the Official Web Site of the
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's
New Jersey Field Office

Images on this site are provided as a contribution to education and scholarship. Not all images are in the public domain; some images may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Do not duplicate without permission from copyright holder. Copyright information is provided whenever possile, but it is ultimately the responsibility of the user to determine and satisfy the copyright and other restrictions.

Permission for Use of Images:
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's New Jersey Field Office web site attempts to use only images in the public domain.
Public domain images on this New Jersey Field Office web site are free for you to copy (as is), download and use. No permission is required; credit information with the photo may be used along with the image. It is not required to credit images produced by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, but it is nice if you do so.

Restrictions On the Use of Images:
You may find some copyright restricted images on this web site or on web sites to which we link. If there is an image with the name of an individual and the copyright symbol " ©" rather than the USFWS (U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service)credit, this image may be restricted by the owner. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service use and the "Agreement for Use of Non-Service Products (Copyright)" form places it in the public domain for free use as it is. A copyrighted image is protected by federal copyright laws. If you require additional use of an artist's work or image, it is your responsibility to obtain permission, copyright agreement and copies of the work from the artist. The New Jersey Field Office and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service thank artists for their submission of works. The use of work does not endorse nor commercially promote an individual or an artist's business.

Restrictions On the Use of the US Fish & Wildlife Service Logo:
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Logo (top left on this page) is our official"trademark" and not available for general use.
http://www.fws.gov/help/policies.html#num2
Please use alternative images if you need a graphic.
http://www.fws.gov/help/altlogo.html

Fair Use Request:
Many artists submit and donate their art work and images free of cost to the New Jersey Field Office and the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Their donations attempt to support programs and wildlife. Many of these artists request that their work be subject to "Fair Use," in short, that it be "not for profit." If your use of restricted or copyrighted "©" images will be a profit-making project, you must contact the artist who produced the work and reach your own agreements regarding the copying of images or obtaining better copies than those on our web site. Fair use is a courtesy between you and the producer of the work. What the two of you determine is not the policy of--nor supported by--the New Jersey Field Office. The New Jersey Field Office neither promotes nor supports the business activities of any artist or profit-making enterprise.

Free Use of this web site:
Copyrighted "©" images are restricted by law. Images in the public domain of the United States are free for your use. You do not have to ask for permission, but please e-mail the New Jersey Field Office using the below e-mail link, or write us. This will enable us to inform the artist that images are being put to good use. The New Jersey Field Office appreciates your comments and your use of this web site, We will gladly accept contributed art work.

Public Domain Usage (Copyright) form:
Before the New Jersey Field Office will use non-U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service or non-U.S. Government images on this web site, completion of the "Agreement for Use of Non-Service Products (Copyright)" form is required. This form must be completed and signed by the producer ( owner/artist) of the product we place on this web site Understand that as an owner/artist, submission of this signed form allows the US Fish & Wildlife Service to use your work in the public domain of the United States.

Placing Special Agreement Instructions on the Usage (Copyright) form:
As the owner of an image you must decide if you wish to restrict how the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the New Jersey Field Office will use your product. In the center of the "Agreement for Use of Non-Service Products (Copyright)" form is space for your special agreement instructions. Examples might be " insert the copyright symbol ©", "no web usage, for print only", "display and exhibition (framed) only" or "use on the web at no larger than 20K as a GIF image with embedded credit" .... click here to see a low resolution 20K on the web. In the public domain a 20K image works on our web site and looks just fine; if someone copies the image it is limited in quality because enlargement degrades the image. Placing only small low resolution images on the web prevents someone from making high resolution copies of your work, which can happen when large images are placed on the web.

How to submit images (Products) for Our Public Domain Web Site's Use:
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service requires full usage public domain of the product. You must submit a completed "Agreement for Use of Non-Service Products (Copyright)" form, signed and dated with your work. Contact us for details and further information.