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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


Newly-signed Delaware law changes size, possession limits for American eel

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, February 12, 2016

A new Delaware law that increases size limits and decreases recreational possession limits on American eel is now in effect.



Shearwater’s sinking as Delaware artificial reef addition debuts on DNREC YouTube Channel

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, February 12, 2016

A DNREC YouTube Channel video premiering this week shows there was a little drama on the high seas before the latest addition to Delaware’s artificial reef system could go below the Atlantic Ocean to occupy a new berth as marine habitat.



Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) forum set for Jan. 29 in Dewey Beach

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Monday, January 11, 2016

DNREC’s Delaware Coastal Programs is hosting the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) forum on scientific data that will be used to develop an Ocean Action Plan (OAP) for the region.



Division of Fish & Wildlife announces amended tilefish regulation to take effect Jan. 11

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, January 8, 2016

An amended Delaware tilefish regulation that reduces recreational and commercial harvest of the blueline and golden tilefish, species that have grown in fishing popularity in recent years, will take effect Jan. 11.



Drainage in Delaware Bayshore communities to be topic of Dec. 2 public meeting in Milford

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2015

DNREC will hold a public meeting on Dec. 2 for residents of Bayshore communities and other interested parties to hear the results of a new engineering evaluation studying drainage issues along Delaware’s central Bayshore area.






  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

Newly-signed Delaware law changes size, possession limits for American eel

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, February 12, 2016

A new Delaware law that increases size limits and decreases recreational possession limits on American eel is now in effect.



Shearwater’s sinking as Delaware artificial reef addition debuts on DNREC YouTube Channel

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, February 12, 2016

A DNREC YouTube Channel video premiering this week shows there was a little drama on the high seas before the latest addition to Delaware’s artificial reef system could go below the Atlantic Ocean to occupy a new berth as marine habitat.



Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) forum set for Jan. 29 in Dewey Beach

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Monday, January 11, 2016

DNREC’s Delaware Coastal Programs is hosting the Mid-Atlantic Regional Council on the Ocean (MARCO) forum on scientific data that will be used to develop an Ocean Action Plan (OAP) for the region.



Division of Fish & Wildlife announces amended tilefish regulation to take effect Jan. 11

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, January 8, 2016

An amended Delaware tilefish regulation that reduces recreational and commercial harvest of the blueline and golden tilefish, species that have grown in fishing popularity in recent years, will take effect Jan. 11.



Drainage in Delaware Bayshore communities to be topic of Dec. 2 public meeting in Milford

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, November 25, 2015

DNREC will hold a public meeting on Dec. 2 for residents of Bayshore communities and other interested parties to hear the results of a new engineering evaluation studying drainage issues along Delaware’s central Bayshore area.