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SEA FISHERIES (REGULATION) ACT 1966
BYELAW 24 - TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF SHELLFISH FISHERIES
BYELAW 47 – PERMIT TO TAKE COCKLES WITHIN THE THREE RIVERS ESTUARY.
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COCKLE FISHERY CLOSURE
Notice is hereby given that, further to our Public Notice of 31 August 2007, the cockle beds in the Rivers Twyi and Gwendraeth, within the Three Rivers estuaries as defined, will remain closed to fishing until 9 September 2008 when they will open to fishing unless superseded by further Notice of temporary closure.
However
Cockle beds in the Taf estuary, north of a line between Wharley Point and Ginst Point will remain closed to fishing except on Sundays commencing on 1 June 2008 through to 9 September 2008 when they will open to fishing unless superseded by further Notice of temporary closure.
Cockle gathering is by Permit only, conditions to which may be issued from time to time. Cockle gathering both commercial and personal in areas subject to closure, is prohibited. However, during open times non-permit holders may gather up to 8kgs of cockle for their own consumption in accordance with Byelaws.
by Order of the Committee
P J Coates, Director
22 May 2008
Cockle fishing can take place only under permit on the designated day(s), places and times in accordance with the Public Notice and any conditions that Permit holders might be notified of from time to time.
Prospective Permit holders should complete the form below and follow the instructions therein
Current conditions for the operation of a permit are :
- You may only fish for cockle within any area that has been made available for fishing. Areas may be closed at any time.
- Cockle minimum size will be 19 millimetres (Byelaw 13c).
- Net bags are prohibited. Gathering is to be by rake and fixed mesh sieve only. Illegal instruments may be seized.
- Tamps are prohibited as is any other instrument used to fluidise the sand in a gathering operation.
- Vehicles on the intertidal sands or adjacent land, only with permission of the landowner.
- All other SWSFC byelaws to be observed. (see www.swsfc.org.uk for latest information).
- It is a requirement that the permit holder makes an accurate submission of catch taken under this permit, to be delivered to the SWSFC office no later than 30th April 2009.
Note:
- You may commit an offence by gathering cockle for commercial purposes when a Prohibition Order has been imposed on shellfish hygiene grounds by Carmarthen County Council.
- You may commit an offence if you operate a vehicle away from the highway without the landowners permission or in a way that causes environmental damage to sensitive features.
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