Cockle Fisheries
If you are a Byelaw 3 permit holder and wish to take a sample from a closed bed, please read our guidance and complete the application form.
You can find this here.
You can check the classification of beds on the Cefas website.
Click here to submit a Byelaw 3 Return.
Click here to submit a return via the old system (this will be unavailable from 6th November 2024)
Wirral
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations |
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| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. |
Ribble Estuary
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations |
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| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. |
All Other Ribble Estuary Cockle Beds
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations |
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| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. |
Morecambe Bay
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations |
|---|
| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. |
Middleton Sands Cockle Bed
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations |
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| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. |
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations |
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| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. |
Flookburgh/Leven Sands Cockle Bed
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations |
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| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. |
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations |
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| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. |
Solway Firth
Cardurnock Flats Cockle Bed
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations |
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| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. |
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations |
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| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. |
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations |
|---|
| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. |
