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Trout Stocked in White Clay Creek for Fall Fishing Dover (Oct 22, 2020) ... Anglers awaiting the opportunity to fish for trout in the fall and winter can now pack up their gear and head out to northern New Castle County. About 1,000 pounds of 12 to 13-inch trout, consisting of primarily rainbow trout along with some brown trout, were stocked in…

Unified Command, Incident Command Post Established for Oil Cleanup Efforts on Delaware Shore Dover (Oct 21, 2020) ... A unified command consisting of the United States Coast Guard and Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has been established today as cleanup efforts continue on oil patties that washed…

"Every time I am out here I see some weird "stuff".  Josh Levan didn't say stuff, but we are keeping it G-rated.  Last weekend while Josh was setting up to fish the point in Cape Henlopen state park.  He watched a row boat pull ashore.  Usually we see this with kayaks, SUP's, canoes, the occasional sailboat, motorboat, and a charter boat this…

As the day has progressed DNREC has moved up and down the coast monitoring beaches. Around 11 AM this morning oil tar balls were washing up on the point. Small ones. The way some people are reacting around here you would think a tanker ran aground. But their concerns are not too far off. It is being said this spill is from 215 gallons of…

Type: Additional Information Reason: Chemical/Oil SpillLocation: Slaughter Beach Start Date: 10/20/2020Start Time: 14:00 End Date: 10/27/2020End Time: 14:00 Description: Additional InformationComments:DNREC Continues Working to Assess and Clean UpOil Spill in Delaware Bay and Southern Beaches The Department of Natural Resources and…

DNREC Continues Working to Assess and Clean UpOil Spill in Delaware Bay and Southern Beaches Dover (Oct 20, 2020) ... The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control continues working today to assess and clean up an oil spill that came ashore yesterday at Broadkill Beach and has now affected several more southerly coastal…

DNREC Emergency Response Working to ControlOil Spill That Washed Ashore at Broadkill Beach Dover (Oct 19, 2020) ... The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control responded this afternoon to reports of an oil spill estimated at five barrels or about 215 gallons of oil from an unknown source that washed ashore at Broadkill Beach.…

Though they have to stay out of the EEZ these menhaden reduction fleets can fish the mouth of the Delaware Bay. We are seeing more and more of this fleet each year. Either our populations are doing that well or they ran out down their way. Daily you can follow the fleets on any of the Ship Finder apps. You can also follow the fleet by…

Webinar Tuesday night hosted by Dr. Dave Secor Dave Secor (UMD) is giving a virtual public seminar this Tuesday evening. "Striped Bass are Built for Success: Weathering pollution, climate change, & their own charismatic stripes. Free @SecorLab public webinar this Tuesday at 7PM.Register: http://usmf.org/scienceforcitizens/ "Dr. Dave…

Friday's Northrop Grumman's Antares launch was caught on camera by the ISS This is such a cool perspective! If you were on the ISS you would be thinking, here comes more dinner and a new titanium toilet Antares was launched Friday night. The International space station caught the launch on camera. Watch closely and see Antares…