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  Category: Division of Fish and Wildlife


New Conservation Access Pass for state wildlife areas going on sale July 1, DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife is launching Delaware’s new Conservation Access Pass July 1. Starting on that date, a Conservation Access Pass will be required for any registered motor vehicle used to access Division of Fish & Wildlife state wildlife areas for recreational activities such as birdwatching, wildlife photography, hiking and horseback riding, as well as hunting.



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: May 22-28

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, June 2, 2017

Natural Resources Police officers made 3,335 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public, including 620 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks between May 22-28.



Anglers invited to fish for free in Delaware waters June 3 and 4

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2017

To celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week, June 3-11, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife invites you to fish, crab and clam in any Delaware waters by offering free fishing days on Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4. On these two days, anyone, out-of-staters included, may fish the state’s waters without a fishing license.



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: May 15-21

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, May 26, 2017

To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between May 15-21 made 2,244 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public, including 187 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 86 citations.



For a safer Memorial Day holiday weekend, DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police advise: Don’t drink and boat on Delaware waterways

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, May 25, 2017

For the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police remind boaters that drinking and boating don’t mix – and that boat operators with blood alcohol levels of .08 or higher risk facing charges for operating under the influence (OUI), as well as putting themselves, their passengers and other boaters in Delaware waters at risk.






  Category: Division of Fish and Wildlife

New Conservation Access Pass for state wildlife areas going on sale July 1, DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife announces

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife is launching Delaware’s new Conservation Access Pass July 1. Starting on that date, a Conservation Access Pass will be required for any registered motor vehicle used to access Division of Fish & Wildlife state wildlife areas for recreational activities such as birdwatching, wildlife photography, hiking and horseback riding, as well as hunting.



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: May 22-28

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, June 2, 2017

Natural Resources Police officers made 3,335 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public, including 620 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks between May 22-28.



Anglers invited to fish for free in Delaware waters June 3 and 4

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 30, 2017

To celebrate National Fishing and Boating Week, June 3-11, DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife invites you to fish, crab and clam in any Delaware waters by offering free fishing days on Saturday and Sunday, June 3 and 4. On these two days, anyone, out-of-staters included, may fish the state’s waters without a fishing license.



Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: May 15-21

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, May 26, 2017

To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between May 15-21 made 2,244 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public, including 187 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 86 citations.



For a safer Memorial Day holiday weekend, DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police advise: Don’t drink and boat on Delaware waterways

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, May 25, 2017

For the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend, DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police remind boaters that drinking and boating don’t mix – and that boat operators with blood alcohol levels of .08 or higher risk facing charges for operating under the influence (OUI), as well as putting themselves, their passengers and other boaters in Delaware waters at risk.