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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


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.



2015 Coastal Cleanup drew nearly 1,500 volunteers who collected almost 8 tons of trash and recyclables from 50 sites

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 3, 2015

The 29th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup held on Sept. 19 drew 1,492 volunteers, who collected 7.8 tons of trash from 50 sites along more than 80 miles of Delaware’s waterways and coastline stretching from Wilmington to Fenwick Island.






  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

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.



2015 Coastal Cleanup drew nearly 1,500 volunteers who collected almost 8 tons of trash and recyclables from 50 sites

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 3, 2015

The 29th annual Delaware Coastal Cleanup held on Sept. 19 drew 1,492 volunteers, who collected 7.8 tons of trash from 50 sites along more than 80 miles of Delaware’s waterways and coastline stretching from Wilmington to Fenwick Island.