I can't even make this up for a good April Fool's joke, because this was literally on the list of suggestions this year.
So what had happened was ... This has been confirmed by witnesses, it is a hundred percent reliable, identities are anonymous and will remain as such. Today at Starbucks folks waiting in line for their!-->!-->!-->…
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Stripers Forever Calls for a Ten-Year Moratorium on Striped Bass Harvest
Conservation group encourages angling public to demand bold action by ASMFC to save striped bass from another collapse
March 5, 2021 – Stripers Forever, the angling conservation organization, has responded to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) call for public input by demanding a ten-year moratorium on the harvest of!-->!-->!-->…
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DNREC Reminds Public That The Point at Cape Henlopen is Closed for 2021 Beach Nesting Season
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control reminds the public that The Point at Cape Henlopen State Park, including a stretch of ocean and bay beach, is now closed. Since 1993, The Point has closed annually each March for the benefit of threatened and endangered beachnesters and migratory shorebirds, including red knot,!-->…
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That Pink Cloud Is NOT a UFO
Not too long ago a DOD Rocket was launched at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. We knew there was a launch toady, but being a Department of Defense launch, times are not announced. In case anyone is wondering what that weird pink cloud was earlier this evening on the horizon. Usually the vapors left behind are from sounding rockets. Wallops!-->…
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Delaware Surf-Fishing Permits are Sold Out After Reaching Annual Cap
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced today it has reached its cap of 17,000 Delaware Surf-Fishing Permits issued for the calendar year. With the Surf-Fishing Permit cap figure attained, no more surf tag permits will be issued until December.
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Delaware Surf Fishing Tags are sold out
That didn't take long. Within a couple hours after announcing there were about a thousand surf fishing tags left, they sold out. The 17,000 tag cap has been reached. Not a bad way to bank in a hundred grand in an hour.
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Delaware Surf Fishing Tags Will Run Out Soon
If you haven't gotten your surf fishing tag for Delaware State park beaches you better get on it. There are only 1,000 surf tags left for the public. I don't expect these tags to make it past the middle of February. Surf Fishing PermitsSurf Fishing Permits allow vehicles to access designated beaches for the sole purpose of fishing. Only!-->…
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States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Striped Bass Draft Amendment 7 Public Information Document
The Atlantic coastal states of Maine through Virginia have scheduled their virtual hearings to gather public input on the Atlantic Striped Bass Draft Amendment 7 Public Information Document (PID). The details of those hearings follow:
States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Striped Bass DraftAmendment 7 Public Information Document
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DNREC to cohost with Maryland DNR a virtual joint Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission/Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council public hearing for the draft Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment
DNREC will cohost with Maryland DNR a virtual joint Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) and Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) hearing to get public comment on the Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment on Wednesday, February 24 from 6 to 8 PM. You can find!-->…
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Stranded Whale At Assateague Island National Seashore Update
A Humpback Whale washed up onto Assateague Island National Seashore last Thursday. It is "Pivot" a Gulf of Maine humpback whale first spotted in 2008.
(Feb 23, 2020) ... From the Superintendent at Assateague Island National Seashore -Update on the WhaleAfter several hours of work, we have been unable to move the whale-we estimate its!-->!-->!-->…
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