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Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Solway Firth) (Scotland) Order 2011 (S.S.I. No. 319 of 2011).

Country/Territory
United Kingdom
Territorial subdivision
Scotland
Document type
Regulation
Date
2011
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Fisheries
Keyword
Inland fisheries Fishery management and conservation Molluscs Offences/penalties
Geographical area
Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Abstract

This Order prohibits, except for research purposes, fishing for cockles in specified Scottish inshore waters. Any cockles which are caught as an incident of lawful fishing operations in the Solway Firth must be returned to Scottish inshore waters forthwith.

Full text
English
Website
www.opsi.gov.uk