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  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control


State record 36-pound, 3.2-ounce catfish caught from the Nanticoke River near Seaford

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 8, 2017

DNREC has confirmed a new state record in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament: a 36-pound, 3.2-ounce blue catfish.




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 17-23

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, July 28, 2017

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 2,123 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public between July 17 and 23, including 269 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks.




DNREC hosts video premiere of ‘Delaware Bayshore Forever’ at the State Fair

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2017

Governor Carney, DNREC Secretary Garvin, and conservation partners and guests attended the premiere of “Delaware Bayshore Forever,” a new video tour of the Delaware Bayshore, at the Delaware State Fair.




DNREC establishes 21-day timeframe for extended closure of Delaware Bay for recreational shellfish harvest

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2017

As reported this week to the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Surface Water Discharges Section, Kent County’s wastewater treatment plant is back within acceptable water quality levels for the effluent discharged into the Murderkill River – leading DNREC to establish a timeframe for a federally-advised 21-day closure of recreational shellfish harvest in the Delaware Bay north of the Mispillion Inlet. The 21-day closure in effect for potential public health risks extends from July 24 to Aug. 14.




DNREC seeks public’s reporting of Delaware wild turkey sightings for 2017 survey

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, June 30, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife is asking the public to assist with the state’s 8th annual wild turkey survey by helping identify locations where the birds are successfully reproducing in Delaware.







  Category: Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control

State record 36-pound, 3.2-ounce catfish caught from the Nanticoke River near Seaford

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Tuesday, August 8, 2017

DNREC has confirmed a new state record in the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament: a 36-pound, 3.2-ounce blue catfish.




Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: July 17-23

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, July 28, 2017

Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers made 2,123 contacts with anglers, boaters and the general public between July 17 and 23, including 269 vessel boardings for boating safety and fishing regulation compliance checks.




DNREC hosts video premiere of ‘Delaware Bayshore Forever’ at the State Fair

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Thursday, July 27, 2017

Governor Carney, DNREC Secretary Garvin, and conservation partners and guests attended the premiere of “Delaware Bayshore Forever,” a new video tour of the Delaware Bayshore, at the Delaware State Fair.




DNREC establishes 21-day timeframe for extended closure of Delaware Bay for recreational shellfish harvest

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Water | Division of Watershed Stewardship | Date Posted: Wednesday, July 26, 2017

As reported this week to the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s Surface Water Discharges Section, Kent County’s wastewater treatment plant is back within acceptable water quality levels for the effluent discharged into the Murderkill River – leading DNREC to establish a timeframe for a federally-advised 21-day closure of recreational shellfish harvest in the Delaware Bay north of the Mispillion Inlet. The 21-day closure in effect for potential public health risks extends from July 24 to Aug. 14.




DNREC seeks public’s reporting of Delaware wild turkey sightings for 2017 survey

Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control | Division of Fish and Wildlife | Date Posted: Friday, June 30, 2017

DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife is asking the public to assist with the state’s 8th annual wild turkey survey by helping identify locations where the birds are successfully reproducing in Delaware.