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Complete our Survey: Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum and Regional Ocean Issues The Mid-Atlantic Committee on the Ocean (MACO) will host the 2020 Mid-Atlantic Ocean Forum on May 19 at the Alexander Hamilton U.S. Custom House in New York City. We would like your input on the ocean issues that matter to you so we can develop an agenda that reflects…

Delaware’s Advisory Council on Tidal Finfisheries will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15 in the DNREC Auditorium, 89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901. Issues to be addressed include proposed changes to finfish regulations, recent and proposed actions by the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries…

The extreme low winter tides we have around the inland bays are making the dredge job a little interesting. The dredge crews recorded a sixty-five mile an hour wind gust Friday night. Those winds created a blow out tide, combined with a full moon and our typical extreme low winter tides. That has to be making their job a little more…

Surf Fishing The Delaware Beaches On Janu-Summer, A Summer Like Day In Winter I'm just waiting by this beach road for a quick meal and catching some rays Sunday Funday was a great time at the beach, even pulling out vehicles. It was like summer yesterday, minus the crazy crowded beaches. There was all kinds of activity, and no fish…

Airing Down To Drive On The Beach Is A Must For All Vehicles, Even You Big Tire Kids. For the first day of "Janu-summer" we went to the beach to do some surf fishing, because that is what you do on a sixty plus degree day in January. Especially after working the Millville Fire Company's Outdoorsman Marketplace and you need a break.…

LEWES BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS LAUNCHES INVESTIGATION INTO FAILURE AT WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT. Lewes, Del. (Jan 7, 2020) – Lewes Board of Public Works President, D. Preston Lee P.E, today announced the launch of an investigation into the failure of the waste water treatment plant on American Legion Road, being operated and maintained by…

MAFMC and ASMFC to Hold Scoping Hearings for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Commercial/Recreational Allocation Amendment The Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) and the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (Commission) have scheduled a series of scoping hearings to gather public input on the range of issues and…

Monkton Angler Sets Record with Big-Scale Pomfret January 7, 2020 First-time Entry for Species in Maryland’s Atlantic Division The Maryland Department of Natural Resources has officially recognized Jeff Rosenkilde of Monkton as holding the first official state fishing record for big-scale pomfret. Rosenkilde caught the 22.1-pound fish Dec. 28…

The Massey's Ditch Dredge Project Will Start Pumping Sand Today Masseys Ditch Dredge project map of pipes and channel areas to be dredged in black The J.F. Brennan Company crews have been hard at work pulling long pipes into the inland bays and setting up the pump transfer stations. They have to move metric tons of sand. The dredge…

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Delaware, northern Delaware, southern Delaware, northeast Maryland, central New Jersey and southern New Jersey. Updated ... (Jan 7, 2020) …WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO MIDNIGHT EST TONIGHT… WHAT…Snow expected. Total snow accumulations of up to three inches.…