Inshore Fishing (Prohibition of Fishing for Cockles) (Western Isles) (Scotland) Order 2009 (S.S.I. No. 444 of 2009). Country/Territory United Kingdom Territorial subdivision Scotland Document type Regulation Date 2009 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Fisheries Keyword Inland fisheries Fishery management and conservation Molluscs Geographical area Atlantic Ocean Islands, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Atlantic, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe Abstract This Order prohibits, subject to the exception in article 3, fishing for cockles which are less than 30mm in size in the specified Scottish inshore waters. Article 3 exempts from the prohibition fishing for cockles which are less than 30mm in size when such fishing is on behalf of or authorized by the Scottish Ministers for the purpose of scientific investigation. Full text English Website www.opsi.gov.uk