DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife announces first recipient of Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament’s Elite Angler award
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife today announced the first recipient of the Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament’s new Elite Angler award is Thomas Passwaters Sr., of Milford, a longtime avid angler and tournament participant.
Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: April 3-9
Natural Resources Police officers made 1,732 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public between April 3-9, including 41 vessel boardings for boating safety, hunting and fishing regulation compliance checks.
Famed ship Zuni/Tamaroa cleared by EPA, USCG to be sunk by Delaware and New Jersey as artificial reef addition
DOVER – Delaware’s Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and New Jersey’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced today that the Zuni/Tamaroa, a World War II-era ship with a famed history at sea that continued into the 1990s, has been cleared by the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US Coast Guard for sinking onto the Del-Jersey-Land Inshore Artificial Reef.
Delaware Waterfowl, Trout Stamp contests set for April 8
Wildlife art enthusiasts, stamp and print collectors, waterfowl hunters, anglers, birdwatchers and wetland conservationists will gather at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, April 8 for the judging of Delaware’s annual Waterfowl Stamp and Trout Stamp contests, which will be held at the Delaware Ducks Unlimited Greenwing Event at Owens Station Shooting Sports & Hunter Education Center, 12613 Hunters Cove Road, Greenwood, DE 19950.
Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Blotter: March 20-26
To achieve public compliance through education and enforcement actions that help conserve Delaware’s fish and wildlife resources and ensure safe boating and public safety, Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police officers between March 20-26 made 1,083 contacts with anglers, hunters, boaters and the general public, including 58 vessel boardings for boating safety, hunting and fishing regulation compliance checks, issuing 32 citations.
