Online Registration Now Open for Delaware Coastal Cleanup Sept. 15
Online volunteer registration is now open for the 27th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, to be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 15. Sponsored by the Delaware Department of Natural Resources...
View ArticleDelaware F&W Offers Boating Launch Tips
The Division of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Section and the Office of Boating Safety encourages boaters to make sure their vessel is ready for a trouble-free day enjoying Delaware's waterways by...
View ArticleDelaware Adopts New 15-inch Minimum Size For Tautog
Effective Aug. 11, 2012, anglers catching tautog in Delaware waters are now able to keep fish of 15-inch minimum length. DNREC adopted the reduction from the previous 16-inch minimum size limit in...
View ArticleDelaware Coastal Cleanup Sept. 15 Needs Volunteers
FENWICK ISLAND Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control Deputy Secretary David Small joined t-shirt sponsor Delmarva Power this morning on the beach at the Delaware-Maryland...
View ArticleVolunteers asked to sign up now for 2012 Delaware Coastal Cleanup
DOVE. There's still time to preregister for the 26th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup, which will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 15. Sponsored by DNREC, the cleanup spans the First...
View ArticleWildlife Groups Join Forces to Protect Delaware Bayshore Habitat
DOVER Critical habitat for shorebirds, water birds, waterfowl, and fish is under growing threat from rising sea levels driven by manmade climate change.That's the focus of a grant to the National...
View ArticleDelaware NREC Fisheries Stocks Fall Trout in White Creek
WHITE CLAY CREEK The Fisheries Section of the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife announced today that White Clay Creek has received its fall stocking of trout.DNREC Fisheries staff, along with...
View ArticleDelaware Black Sea Bass Season Now Open
DOVER - Following a Dec. 13 vote by the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, of which Delaware is a member state, the recreational black sea bass season opened in Delaware coastal waters on...
View ArticleNew Record Striper for Delaware
REHOBOTH BEACH Delaware has a new state record holder for the largest striped bass landed in Delaware waters. Ben Smith of Bryn Mar, Pa., was fishing in the surf at Delaware Seashore State Park on...
View ArticleDelaware to Hold Meeting on Demolition to Open Canoe/Kayak Launch
SEAFORD - The DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife will hold a public meeting from 4 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 24 to receive public comments on a plan to demolish a structure on a new state property...
View ArticleDelaware DFW Announces Trout Regs, Snakehead Rules
DOVER - Revised non-tidal fishing regulations have been published in January's Delaware Register of Regulations and became effective on Jan. 11, the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife recently...
View ArticleDelaware Sea Level Rise Meetings Slated in February
Delaware residents are invited to attend upcoming engagement sessions on sea level rise and provide comments on potential actions that can be taken to improve our state's capacity to adapt. Three...
View ArticleDelaware DFW Restocking Records Pond
DOVER - The Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife is advising anglers to expect a reduced fish population in Records Pond, a 92-acre impoundment in Laurel that typically plays host to several small...
View ArticleDelaware Striped Bass Fishery Closed During Spawn April 1-May 31
Anglers are reminded that during spawning season for striped bass in Delaware, which began on April 1 and continues through midnight on May 31, it is unlawful for any person to take and retain any...
View ArticleVote for Your Ultimate Fishing Town
Do you live in the Ultimate Fishing Town? Your community could win a $25,000 donation or one of eig
View ArticleCoastal Grass Planting Effort to Protect Delaware Dunes
LEWES A coastal grass planting effort capitalizing on Department of Correction's VOP (violation of probation) laborers and privately-donated resources will help DNREC's Division of Watershed...
View ArticleDelaware DFW Seeks Fishing Photos
DOVER - Have you taken a great photo of an angler enjoying the outdoors? If so, the DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife invites you to enter the 2013 Delaware Fishing Photo Contest. The winning photo...
View ArticleDelaware Boaters To Map Rec Boating in Mid-Atlantic Via Survey
DOVER - Delaware recreational boaters have been asked to play a prominent role in helping to map future recreational Atlantic Ocean use by participating in the 2013 Mid-Atlantic Boater Survey. The...
View ArticleDelaware Ponds to be Treated for Nuisance Weeds
DOVER - During the next three weeks, weather permitting, DNREC's Division of Fish and Wildlife will be treating six downstate ponds for aquatic nuisance weeds that, left unchecked, can choke the...
View ArticleDelaware NREC to Host Youth Tournament June 8
DOVER - As part of its activities for National Fishing Week, June 1-9, the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife will hold its 27th Annual Youth Fishing Tournament from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday,...
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