Legal Notice

The Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) Coastal Zone Act (CZA) Program has received an application for a standard Coastal Zone permit (Project CZA-447P) from North Fish USA, Inc. (North Fish). North Fish is requesting a permit to manufacture smoked fish in an existing building at 200 Centerpoint Boulevard, New Castle, DE 19720. The application was deemed administratively complete and is sufficient to proceed to public hearing on Thursday, August 21, 2025, beginning at 6 p.m. (Docket #2025-P-CCE-0012).

For additional information on the above matter, and to review North Fish’s permit application and supporting documents online (including, but not limited to, the Secretary’s Assessment Report, pursuant to 7 DE Admin. Code 101, subsection 8.5.3), visit the DNREC website site at de.gov/dnrechearings or contact Eddie Meade at eddie.meade@delaware.gov or 302-739-9283.

Public Hearing

The public hearing on the above matter will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2025, beginning at 6 p.m. The web link to the virtual hearing can be found on the DNREC Public Hearings site at de.gov/dnrechearings. If prompted for a passcode, please use 595001. To access the audio-only portion of the virtual hearing, dial 1-309-205-3325 and enter Meeting ID: 874 6466 4598 (Passcode: 595001). Language assistance is available by request within 10 business days of the hearing.

Closed-captioning is available via the ZOOM virtual meeting tool.

Those wishing to offer verbal comments during DNREC virtual public hearings must pre-register no later than noon on the date of the virtual hearing at de.gov/dnreccomments or by telephone at 302-739-9001.

DNREC will accept public comment through September 5, 2025. Comments will be accepted in written form via email to DNRECHearingComments@delaware.gov, using the online form at de.gov/dnreccomments, or by U.S. mail to the following address:

Lisa A. Vest
DNREC – Office of the Secretary
89 Kings Highway, Dover, DE 19901

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