Pages Tagged With: "fish and wildlife"
The Delaware Bat Program
Bats are one of the most mysterious and least understood groups of mammals. Discover the bats of Delaware; the species we have, how to attract or safely evict them, get information about White-Nose Syndrome, find out what the state is doing for bats, and how you can help.Read More
Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact
Delaware is a member of the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact (IWVC), an agreement that recognizes suspension of hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses in member states. This means that illegal activities in one state can affect a person’s hunting or fishing privileges in all participating states.Read More
Photo Contest Information and Entry Form
The DNREC Division of Fish and Wildlife holds annual fishing and hunting photography contests to help celebrate Delaware’s traditions of fishing, hunting and outdoor recreation. Winning photos are featured in the Delaware Hunting and Trapping Guide and the Delaware Fishing Guide. They may appear as cover photos. EntriesRead More
Freshwater Trout Fishing
Delaware’s freshwater trout program is a self-supporting put-and-take fishery in selected streams in northern New Castle County that are stocked with rainbow, brown and/or brook trout. Basic Requirements No minimum size. Four fish per day in fly-fishing streams.Read More
Boating and Fishing Access Locations
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Angler Alert: Snakeheads
The Northern Snakehead (Channa argus), a fish native to China and Russia, has become a problem invasive species in several states, including Delaware. Anyone who catches a snakehead in Delaware is encouraged to kill it and notify the Division of Fish & Wildlife. NorthernRead More
Artificial Reef Program
Delaware has 14 permitted artificial reef sites in Delaware Bay and along the Atlantic Coast. Cleaned and stable construction materials, boats, and subway cars create new habitat. They support expanded recreational fishing and diving. Delaware Reef Guide [buttonRead More
Invasive Aquatic Species
Delaware, along with other states in the Mid-Atlantic Region, has been invaded by non-native aquatic species that pose a threat to native species, to ecological processes, and to the economy. More Information Delaware Native Species Commission Delaware
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Research & Monitoring
Biologists from the Division of Fish & Wildlife keep track of the state’s fish populations. They work on Delaware’s rivers, ponds, estuaries, the Delaware Bay, and coastal waters and study how different species are faring. What Fisheries Biologists Do Fisheries Biologist John Clark captured and tagged thisRead More
Resources for Delaware Pond Owners
Many small “farm” ponds in Delaware provide important recreational opportunities. Children may catch their first bluegill from such a pond. Ponds provide aesthetic beauty, irrigation, fire safety in rural areas, and wildlife habitat.Contact Us
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Gamefish and Freshwater Fishing Restrictions
Gamefish are found in either tidal or non-tidal freshwater in Delaware. Gamefish taken from Delaware waters cannot legally be sold, traded or bartered unless authorized by permit. The following restrictions apply to fishing for gamefish and in general for fishing in all non-tidal waters. For more information, or to report a violation, call 1-800-523-3336Read More
Largemouth Bass Tournaments
Largemouth Bass fishing tournaments are popular in Delaware’s public ponds and tidal rivers. Most events are held between April and November. Data collected during the tournaments is useful to biologists that manage bass populations.
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Aquatic Plants and Herbicides
The Division of Fish & Wildlife gets many questions about about aquatic plant problems in small ponds. White-waterlily (Nymphaea odorata) Aquatic plants provide habitat for fish and small pond creatures. According to biologists, plant cover between 20 and 40 percent is ideal forRead More
Becoming an Outdoors-Woman
Becoming an Outdoors-Woman (BOW) is an educational program offering hands-on workshops to encourage and enhance participation in outdoor activities like hunting and shooting sports, fishing and boating, and non-harvest activities.Contact Us
Lynne Pusey Program Coordinator 302.422.1329
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Hunter Education Training Centers & Ranges
There are hunter education training centers in all three Delaware counties, and shooting ranges in Kent ad New Castle Counties.Contact Us
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Hunter Education Volunteer Instructor Program
The Delaware Hunter Education Program needs you to help prepare the next generation and other newcomers to hunting or trapping for a safe and enjoyable hunting future.Contact Us
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Hunter Education Courses
The Hunter Education Program offers a variety of classes, both basic and advanced. Some hunter education classes are available in person and online.Contact Us
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Hunter Education Course Calendar
The Hunter Education Program offers a variety of classes, both basic and advanced. Basic hunter education classes are available in person or online. Live classes run from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Use the Hunter Education Online Access system to register for hunter education courses, print hunter education cards, and manage your profile.Read More
Delaware Master Hunter Program
The Delaware Master Hunter Program is not for beginners. Your hunting license was only the beginning. And you aren’t a beginner any more. In fact, you’ve been at this outdoors pursuit called hunting for a long time and have a wealth of experience to show for it.Read More
Hunter Education
The Delaware Hunter Education Program is committed to putting safe, ethical and educated hunters in the field. Since 1970, it has continued Delaware’s tradition of fair chase hunting by educating and developing responsible, involved, safe and knowledgeable hunters for the future of The First State. [panel type=”success”Read More
Shellfish Aquaculture
The Division of Fish & Wildlife makes acreage in the Inland Bays available for leases for shellfish aquaculture.Contact Us
Zina Hense Environmental Scientist 302.739.4782
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About the Division of Fish & Wildlife
We Bring You Delaware’s Great Outdoors through Science and Service What We Do Manage the state’s fish and wildlife resources. Enforce laws and regulations designed to protect and conserve these resources. Provide hunter and boater safety education programs. Provide environmental educationRead More
History of the Sport Fishing Tournament
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Tournament Sizes
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Collectible Lapel Pins
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Tournament Youth Division
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Live Release Entry Form
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Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament
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Delaware Sport Fishing Tournament Rules
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Tournament Weigh Stations
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Delaware Fishing Records
This page lists each current Delaware record fish as well as the anglers who hooked, fought and landed them. Seventeen freshwater species and thirty saltwater species of trophy fish have been recognized as state records in Delaware. These fish are the largest specimens documented to have been caught by rod and reel. If youRead More
Council on Recreational Fishing Funding
The Council on Recreational Fishing Funding was created in 2007 and serves in an advisory capacity to the Director of Fish & Wildlife. It considers matters relating to funding fishery-related projects as well as fishery-related construction priorities for the expenditure of funds generated from the sale of recreational fishing licenses. [panelRead More
Advisory Council on Shell Fisheries
The Advisory Council on Shell Fisheries was created in 1953 and serves in an advisory capacity to the Director of Fish & Wildlife. It considers matters relating to the control and direction of the shellfish industry and the protection, conservation and propagation of shellfish of this State, and such matters as may be referred toRead More
Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish
The Advisory Council on Wildlife and Freshwater Fish was created in 1953 as the Council on Game and Fish. It serves in an advisory capacity to the Director of the Division of Fish & Wildlife.Contact Us
Danielle Patone Recording Secretary 302.739.9912
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Advisory Council on Tidal Finfisheries
The Advisory Council on Tidal Finfisheries was created in 1984 to advise the Division of Fish & Wildlife and represent both the commercial and recreational interests in the state’s regulation of finfish.Contact Us
Rebecca Hoover Recording Secretary 302.739-9914
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Fish & Wildlife Advisory Councils
Delaware state law establishes several councils to advise the Director of Fish & Wildlife on matters relating to fisheries, recreational fishing, wildlife and hunting, and shell fisheries. Advisory Council on Wildlife & Freshwater Fish Council on Recreational Fishing FundingRead More
Contact Information
David Saveikis, Director 89 Kings Highway Dover, DE 19901 302.739.9910 david.saveikis@delaware.gov
Delaware Bayshore Initiative
Anthony Gonzon, Coordinator 302.735.8673 anthony.gonzon@delaware.gov
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Licenses and Permits
The Division of Fish & Wildlife manages licenses, permits, registrations, stamps and conservation access passes related to fishing, hunting, boating, and the use of state wildlife areas. Fishing Licenses Trout StampsRead More
Fish & Wildlife License Agents
Hunting and fishing licenses, and conservation access passes (CAP), can be purchased at the following authorized licensing agents. Some agents only sell fishing licenses while others sell only hunting licenses and conservation access passes. Licenses also can be purchased online or at the licensing desk inside DNREC’s Richardson & Robbins Building, at 89 Kings Highway SW, in Dover. [alertRead More
Questions & Answers: Delaware Fishing Licenses
The following are many of the questions that have come in about fishing licenses in Delaware. If you have a question, and don’t find the answer here, please send us an email at DFWRecLic@delaware.gov.Read More
Lost Your License?
You can print a duplicate of your license, permit, pass, and/or stamp, if needed. Duplicates can be printed online, or using printers at the main DNREC offices in Dover.Contact Us
Danielle Davis Licensing Coordinator 302.739.9918
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Low Number License Lottery
DNREC’s Division of Fish & Wildlife will not hold a low-number hunting license lottery for the 2020/21 hunting season. Please check back for lottery information about the 2021/22 licensing season. For more information, Delaware residents can contact Danielle Davis, Division of Fish & Wildlife License Program Coordinator, at 302.739.9918, between theRead More
Fish & Wildlife License Fees
Information on fees for licenses, registrations, permits, and passes from the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife. Delaware Resident Non-Resident Agent FeeRead More
Exemptions and Exceptions
Delaware state law and Delaware’s fishing and hunting regulations provide several exemptions and exceptions to the state’s fishing and hunting licensing requirements. The following are exempt from fishing license requirements: Surf Fishing Permits [column md=”6″ xclass=”col-xs-12Read More
Purchase Recreational Licenses Online
The DNREC “Egov” online licensing system was built to provide an online option to purchase Recreational Licenses, Passes, Permits, and/or Stamps. The Egov system is nearing the end of its life-cycle and is being replaced by a new Digital DNREC ePermitting system. There are some changes and warnings to share with you. So please readRead More
Recreational Licensing
The Division of Fish & Wildlife offers licenses, permits, stamps, and passes for recreational fishing and hunting, and for the use of Delaware Wildlife Areas.Contact Us
Danielle Davis Licensing Coordinator 302.739.9918
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Fish Consumption Advisories
DNREC and the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS) work together to monitor the presence of chemical toxins in the flesh of finfish and shellfish in Delaware waters. They issue periodic fish consumption advisories to guide anglers on the amount of fish they can safely consume. [panel type=”success” heading=”ContactRead More
2018 Fish Consumption Advisory Information
Delaware fish consumption advisories issued February 20, 2018, by the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) and the Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Public Health (DHSS/DPH) show that the concentration of chemical contaminants found in fish caught from Delaware waterways continues to decline, indicating water quality is improving across theRead More
The Fisheries Section
The Fisheries Section works to enhance and protect Delaware’s fish and aquatic resources in support of recreational and commercial fishing. It provides first-class fishing and boating access to Delaware’s many waterways. And it conducts fisheries research, resource monitoring, and collection of biological information on marine fisheries. Delaware’s spring 2020 downstate freshwater troutRead More
Natural Resources Police Youth Academy
The Fish & Wildlife Natural Resources Police Youth Academies are free one-week programs designed to teach youth about protecting Delaware’s natural resources and nurturing the relationship between law enforcement officers and the community.Contact Us
Capt. Brian Pollock 302.365.8703
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