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.
Wirral
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations | 
|---|
| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. | 
 Ribble Estuary
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations | 
|---|
| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. | 
 
All Other Ribble Estuary Cockle Beds
 
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations | 
|---|
| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. | 
 Morecambe Bay
Middleton Sands Cockle Bed
 
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations | 
|---|
| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. | 
 
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations | 
|---|
| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. | 
 
Flookburgh/Leven Sands Cockle Bed
 
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations | 
|---|
| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. | 
 Solway Firth
Cardurnock Flats Cockle Bed
 
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations | 
|---|
| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. | 
 
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations | 
|---|
| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. | 
 
| Current Status | Further Information and Limitations | 
|---|
| Closed | Closed under NWIFCA Byelaw 3 paragraph 15. |