Registration Now Open The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control invites budding anglers ages 6 through 15 to join the DNREC Division of Fish of Fish and Wildlife aquatic resource educators and learn how to fish with a parent, grandparent or guardian at an upcoming “Take a Kid Fishing!” event. “Take a Kid […]
Continue ReadingAffordable 3-hour courses for beginner and experienced boaters start May 24 on Kent Island, Md. KENT ISLAND, MD – The Chesapeake Bay may be a boating mecca, but getting into recreational boating isn’t as easy as you would think. However, a new partnership between Chesapeake Boating Academy (CBA) and the national nonprofit BoatUS Foundation for […]
Continue ReadingDNREC Reminder to Help Their Survival: ‘If You Care, Leave Them There’ Look but don’t touch, much less disturb – and even then, just a quick glance and be on your way – that’s theDepartment of Natural Resources and Environmental Control’s message to Delawareans who are likely to see young wildlife in their backyards or […]
Continue ReadingOcean City, MD – The United States Lifesaving Association’s (USLA) Public Education Committee has awarded the Ocean City Beach Patrol (OCBP) the prestigious National Beach Safety Challenge award for the 2021 season. The USLA is a nonprofit, national professional association of beach lifeguards and open-water rescuers that works to reduce the incidence of death and […]
Continue ReadingOCEAN CITY, MD – With thousands of car enthusiasts in our resort community next week, Ocean City will be designated a Special Event Zone beginning Tuesday, May 17 through Sunday, May 22, 2022 during the Cruisin’ Ocean City event. The Special Event Zone reduces established speed limits in the zone and increases fines for violations. […]
Continue ReadingDelaware recreational fishing regulations for summer flounder, scup and black sea bass were changed effective May 1, 2022 to ensure the state’s compliance with regional fisheries management plans (FMP) for these species, the Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control announced. The recreational fishing regulation were instituted to sustainably manage each species consistent with […]
Continue ReadingWorcester County Resident Sets Record for Atlantic Division The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) confirmed a new state record for white perch in the state’s Atlantic division. Robert “Bob” Hudson, of Ocean Pines, unexpectedly landed the 1.85-pound white perch in the Isle of Wight Bay near Ocean City. Hudson and a friend intended to […]
Continue ReadingOcean City, MD – After a two-year hiatus, the Town of Ocean City will celebrate Arbor Day. The Arbor Day celebration, which will take place on Friday, April 29, 2022 at Fiesta Park on 141st Street, will include second grade students from Ocean City Elementary School. The long-standing tradition is hosted by the Ocean City […]
Continue ReadingMotorists to be Directed to Use US 50 in Downtown Ocean City The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration (MDOT SHA) will perform nighttime maintenance work on the nearly 12-mile section of MD 90 (Ocean City Expressway) over five nights between Sunday, March 27 and the morning of Friday, April 1, 2022 weather permitting. […]
Continue ReadingDesignated Trout Streams Closed to All Fishing Saturday, March 19 through Friday, April 1 Delaware’s 2022 upstate stream trout season will open for youth anglers only under age 16 at 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 2, followed by the opening of the regular trout season for all anglers at 7 a.m. the next day, Sunday, April 3, […]
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