DNREC, DHSS issue new fish consumption advisories reflecting significant improvements in New Castle County
Updated consumption advisories for fish caught in Delaware waterways show some of the most significant improvements in fish tissue contaminant concentrations since the state began assessing contaminants in fish in 1986, the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Public Health (DHSS/DPH) announced today.
Statewide Activity Approval permit from DNREC proposed to facilitate shellfish aquaculture in Delaware
DNREC is proceeding with a Statewide Activity Approval permitting process that would enable the start-up of limited commercial shellfish aquaculture in Delaware’s Inland Bays by authorizing the permitting of activities in specifically-designated areas intended to help improve water quality and provide new business opportunities.
Newly-signed Delaware law changes size, possession limits for American eel
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
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.
Wildlife advisory council to consider possible fee increases and related wildlife program services at Jan. 26 meeting in Dover
The Delaware Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish will consider possible hunting and trapping fee increases presented by DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife at its 7 p.m. meeting Tuesday, Jan. 26 at DNREC’s Richardson & Robbins Building Auditorium, in Dover.
