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  Category: Division of Fish and Wildlife


New state record 24.8-pound bluefish bests previous high Delaware catch by almost 3 pounds

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2015

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has confirmed a new state record in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament: a 43-inch, 24.8-pound bluefish caught Monday over the Del-Jersey-Land Inshore Reef.




DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police encourages safe boating practices over holiday weekend

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 1, 2015

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police advises “steady as she goes” for practicing safe boating on Delaware waterways.




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police join in rescue of swimmer off Dewey Beach

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2015

DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers worked with the Delaware State Police Trooper 2 helicopter unit and Dewey Beach lifeguards to locate and rescue a swimmer reported too far out in the ocean from an unguarded section of beach between Rehoboth and Dewey.




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: May 18-24

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, May 29, 2015

DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 2,784 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public between May 18 and May 24.




2016/17 Delaware Waterfowl, 2016 Trout Stamp art contest winners are announced

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Two artists have won top honors in the state’s sporting stamp art contests. A painting of green-winged teal with a yellow Labrador retriever by Deanne “Dee Dee” Murry of Centralia, Wash., will grace the 2016/17 Delaware Waterfowl Stamp, and a painting of a brown trout by Nicholas Markell of Hugo, Minn., will become the face of the 2016 Delaware Trout Stamp.







  Category: Division of Fish and Wildlife

New state record 24.8-pound bluefish bests previous high Delaware catch by almost 3 pounds

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 17, 2015

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has confirmed a new state record in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament: a 43-inch, 24.8-pound bluefish caught Monday over the Del-Jersey-Land Inshore Reef.




DNREC’s Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police encourages safe boating practices over holiday weekend

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 1, 2015

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police advises “steady as she goes” for practicing safe boating on Delaware waterways.




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police join in rescue of swimmer off Dewey Beach

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, June 30, 2015

DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers worked with the Delaware State Police Trooper 2 helicopter unit and Dewey Beach lifeguards to locate and rescue a swimmer reported too far out in the ocean from an unguarded section of beach between Rehoboth and Dewey.




DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: May 18-24

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, May 29, 2015

DNREC Division of Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 2,784 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public between May 18 and May 24.




2016/17 Delaware Waterfowl, 2016 Trout Stamp art contest winners are announced

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Two artists have won top honors in the state’s sporting stamp art contests. A painting of green-winged teal with a yellow Labrador retriever by Deanne “Dee Dee” Murry of Centralia, Wash., will grace the 2016/17 Delaware Waterfowl Stamp, and a painting of a brown trout by Nicholas Markell of Hugo, Minn., will become the face of the 2016 Delaware Trout Stamp.