Latest DNREC Artificial Reef Addition Is 180-Foot Retired Oil Field Supply Ship Turned Commercial Fishing Vessel
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2026
DNREC has sunk the Calcasieu Pass, an offshore oilfield supply vessel turned menhaden processing ship, onto Reef Site 13, the centerpiece of Delaware’s artificial reef system also known as the Del-Jersey-Land Reef.
DNREC Adopts Emergency Deer Hunting Regulations to Try to Limit Spread of CWD
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Monday, August 17, 2026
With the 2026-27 deer season starting Sept. 1, DNREC has adopted emergency hunting regulations to try to limit the spread of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in Delaware and confine CWD to the area where it was found last spring.
DNREC Closes Seaford Fishing Pier Based on Unsafe Structural Findings
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Newsroom | Date Posted: Thursday, August 13, 2026
Citing unsafe structural findings, DNREC has closed the Seaford fishing pier on the Nanticoke River to anglers and public access
DNREC to Close Griffith Lake Boat Ramp in Milford Aug. 17 For Duration of Dam Spillway Reconstruction Project
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Newsroom | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 11, 2026
DNREC will close the Griffith Lake boat ramp in Milford starting Aug. 17 for an extended period while the DNREC Dam Safety Program reconstructs the spillway at the lake. Anglers have other options for launching boats in the area.
DNREC Announces Year’s First Detection of West Nile Virus from Sentinel Chickens
Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Agriculture | Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Division of Public Health | Newsroom | Date Posted: Wednesday, August 5, 2026
West Nile Virus (WNV) has been detected in Delaware for the first time in 2026 in the sentinel chickens that help DNREC monitor the state for mosquito-borne illnesses.
