DNREC Offers Expanded Assistance for Farmers Due to Significantly Increased Reports of Deer Damage
Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Featured Posts | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2026
In response to increased complaints from Delaware farmers about significant crop damage and anticipated losses from deer, DNREC has expanded its deer damage assistance programs this year and is now offering expedited, direct enrollment in the Extreme Deer Damage Assistance Program.
Gabriel Alfaro Reels in 10.1 Pounds of Fish to Win 40th Annual Delaware Youth Fishing Tournament
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, June 8, 2026
Today, DNREC announced the Youth Fishing Tournament winners in all three counties, as well as this year’s overall champion, Gabriel Alfaro.
Delaware Takes New Approach to Improve Breeding Success for Endangered Beach-Nesting Least Terns
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Least terns, a beach-nesting bird species historically found each summer along many of Delaware’s bay and Atlantic Ocean beaches, have faltered in recent years into their current listing as state-endangered – leading DNREC to take a new approach for giving the distinctive birds a lift into a better future
Spring Stopover Puts Delaware at Center of Annual Shorebird Migration Phenomenon
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, May 21, 2026
Thousands of shorebirds of different species pause their marathon migration – while enroute from wintering in South America back to their Arctic breeding grounds – to refuel in Delaware Bay. The spectacle of the shorebirds feasting on horseshoe crab eggs for energy to get them home for breeding season is in full view – and under the watchful eye of the DNREC Delaware Shorebird Project.
Delaware Revises Recreational Regs for Bluefish to Give Anglers Higher Daily Possession Limit
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, May 20, 2026
DNREC has revised Delaware’s fishing regulations for bluefish to benefit recreational anglers, with the daily possession limit increased from three to five bluefish for anglers fishing from private vessels and from shore, while the limit for anglers aboard for-hire vessels has been raised from five to seven bluefish a day.
