Commercial waterman faces charges for fishing violations including possession of numerous undersized conch
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, June 9, 2016
DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police arrested a commercial waterman June 3 for nearly 300 fishing violations, most of them for illegal take of knobbed conch after boarding his vessel for a no-wake violation near the Lewes Public Boat Ramp on May 31.
DNREC, DHSS issue new fish consumption advisories reflecting significant improvements in New Castle County
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Updated consumption advisories for fish caught in Delaware waterways show some of the most significant improvements in fish tissue contaminant concentrations since the state began assessing contaminants in fish in 1986, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Public Health (DHSS/DPH) announced today.
Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: May 23-29
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, June 3, 2016
Natural Resources Police officers made 3,450 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public between May 23-29, including 659 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks.
Division of Fish & Wildlife announces Delaware’s 2016 wild turkey season produced new state record harvest of 706 birds
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, June 2, 2016
Delaware’s month-long spring turkey season, which ended May 7, yielded 706 birds – a new state record, surpassing the previous record of 687 in 2014.
First four piping plover chicks of the season spotted on the Point at Cape Henlopen
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Parks and Recreation | Date Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2016
The first piping plover nest of the season has hatched a full clutch of four chicks on the Point at Cape Henlopen State Park.
