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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Sept. 18-24

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, September 29, 2017

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Sept. 18-24 made 2,081 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public, including 86 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 19 citations.




DNREC showcases Delaware’s coastal and natural resources on Oct. 1 at Coast Day in Lewes

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017

Delaware’s coastal and natural resources will be showcased Sunday, Oct. 1 at DNREC’s Coast Day education tent on the campus of the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment in Lewes.




13 students graduate from DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Advanced Youth Academy

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

Thirteen students, their families, officers, and instructors recently celebrated the completion of the week-long DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police’s Advanced Youth Academy.




DNREC encourages awareness of mosquito-borne diseases as biting mosquito season extends into fall

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, September 22, 2017

The detection this week of West Nile virus (WNV) in sentinel chickens monitored for mosquito-borne diseases by DNREC’s Mosquito Control Section serves notice to Delawareans that mosquitoes remain very active, especially during unseasonably warm weather the state is now experiencing, and that precautions should continue to be taken against mosquito bites that could transmit WNV.




DNREC confirms that 46.5-pound golden tilefish establishes new state record for deep-water species

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, September 22, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has confirmed a new state record in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament: a 46-pound, 8-ounce golden tilefish, caught in the Atlantic Ocean Aug. 25 by Tom Schanno of Halethorpe, Md.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: Sept. 18-24

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, September 29, 2017

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between Sept. 18-24 made 2,081 contacts with hunters, anglers, boaters and the general public, including 86 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 19 citations.




DNREC showcases Delaware’s coastal and natural resources on Oct. 1 at Coast Day in Lewes

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Sussex County | Date Posted: Thursday, September 28, 2017

Delaware’s coastal and natural resources will be showcased Sunday, Oct. 1 at DNREC’s Coast Day education tent on the campus of the University of Delaware’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment in Lewes.




13 students graduate from DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Advanced Youth Academy

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

Thirteen students, their families, officers, and instructors recently celebrated the completion of the week-long DNREC Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police’s Advanced Youth Academy.




DNREC encourages awareness of mosquito-borne diseases as biting mosquito season extends into fall

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, September 22, 2017

The detection this week of West Nile virus (WNV) in sentinel chickens monitored for mosquito-borne diseases by DNREC’s Mosquito Control Section serves notice to Delawareans that mosquitoes remain very active, especially during unseasonably warm weather the state is now experiencing, and that precautions should continue to be taken against mosquito bites that could transmit WNV.




DNREC confirms that 46.5-pound golden tilefish establishes new state record for deep-water species

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, September 22, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife has confirmed a new state record in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament: a 46-pound, 8-ounce golden tilefish, caught in the Atlantic Ocean Aug. 25 by Tom Schanno of Halethorpe, Md.