Today, May 10, 2020, Delaware’s Governor Carney issued the 16th Modification to the Declaration of a State of Emergency for the Public Health Threat, Covid-19.
There were two parts of the modification. Part A was about Education and addressing some lingering issues from closing schools for the rest of the academic year.
Part B was short. It reads:
Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control
1. Due to the extreme hardships that commercial anchored gill net fishers have faced due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season closing date and all applicable date provisions prescribed in 7 Del. C. § 923 for use of anchored gill nets is hereby extended for calendar year 2020 from midnight on May 10, 2020 to midnight on June 1, 2020. All other provisions of 7 Del. C. § 923 remain in full force and effect. The season closing date and all applicable date provisions for use of anchored gill nets shall revert to the dates prescribed in 7 Del. C. § 923 following the close of the 2020 season on June 1, 2020.
The entire order can be found on the Governor’s Section of the Delaware’s Web site