cockles

  • Wash cockle fishery opens after all

    Wash cockle fishery opens after all

    18th July 2023

    New basis for bird food calculation allows threatened fishery to go ahead The Wash cockle fishery, which initially opened on 3 July for a limited five-day fishery with a TAC of 600t (Fishing News, 13 July, ‘Wash cockle fishery reopens…

  • SFPA publishes Irish shellfish classifications

    SFPA publishes Irish shellfish classifications

    26th August 2022

    The Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (SFPA) has published its annual classification list for commercial bivalve mollusc production areas across Ireland, reports Paul Scott. The authority assessed 135 classifications in 60 production areas against strict safety requirements for human consumption. Nine…

  • Consultation launched on Welsh cockle fishery

    Consultation launched on Welsh cockle fishery

    22nd February 2022

    The Welsh government is carrying out a consultation on the management of cockle fisheries in Wales. It says the current legislation used to manage public cockle fisheries is inconsistent across Wales and needs updating. Feedback from previous public consultations on…

  • Wash fishermen ‘in despair’ call for co-management

    Wash fishermen ‘in despair’ call for co-management

    22nd November 2021

    Fishermen in the Wash need to be involved in the management of their fisheries in co-working arrangements with Eastern IFCA, and are ‘in despair’ at what is happening to their industry, DEFRA secretary George Eustice was told last week. There…

  • Live mollusc exports ban

    Live mollusc exports ban

    1st February 2021

    Exports of live bivalve molluscs to EU banned Sector shut down in further fall-out from Brexit deal All exports to the EU of live bivalve molluscs, including cockles, mussels, scallops and oysters, that are not ready for human consumption are…

  • The Wash: a terminal direction of travel

    The Wash: a terminal direction of travel

    15th October 2020

    Fisheries in the Wash are being squeezed out of existence. John Worrall reports Once upon a time, life was straightforward. The Wash yielded cockles, mussels and shrimps, which fed birds and the fishing communities at the hearts of Boston and King’s Lynn. 1.…

  • Wash cockles: mainly for the birds

    30th July 2020

    Environmental protections and coronavirus restrictions have combined to limit what should have been a bumper year for the Wash cockle fishery. John Worrall reports Let’s start with a list: Special Area of Conservation (SAC) under the EU Habitats Directive Site…

  • New Issue: Fishing News 12.12.19

    New Issue: Fishing News 12.12.19

    10th December 2019

      – Spotlight on shellfish – Gove: Access and trade ‘absolutely not’ linked – Scots pelagic legend backs SNP – Navy strengthens fisheries patrol fleet – Thames cockle fishery gains MSC accreditation – Echomaster Marine to host Sonihull tech support…

  • Lynn Princess LN 175 – back at work

    Lynn Princess LN 175 – back at work

    22nd November 2019

    A distinguished old lady has returned to the Wash after a facelift, some fetching changes to her topsides and other surgical reconstruction. John Worrall reports Lynn Princess – or some of her – is 50 years old. Built in Holland,…

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