Tag Archives: Division of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Agents

Delaware: Bowers Beach man cited for commercial fishing violations

Frank S. Eicherly is charged with 50 counts of no ghost panel on commercial fish pots, which is a means of escape for fish if a pot is lost or abandoned, 50 counts of improperly marked commercial fish pots and one count of illegally potting for finfish within the boundaries of an artificial reef. Read more here 06:44

Commercial crabber fined for failure to report horseshoe crab harvest

DNREC Natural Resources Police, Division of Fish and Wildlife Enforcement Agents cited commercial fisherman Travis J. Mick, 31, of Milford, for failure to report horseshoe crab landings  Enforcement’s investigation found that Mick had harvested approximately 3,000 horseshoe crabs over a two-day period without reporting his take. Read more here 09:24