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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