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King scallop catch limits to be enforced

Tue, 31 Oct 2017

The Island's fishing authority will rigorously enforce catch limits and other controls when the king scallop season opens tomorrow.

The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture will impose a total allowable catch for the season for the first time.

94 vessels are licensed to fish for king scallops within the Island's 12-mile limit, and will be allowed to land 3,203 tonnes of scallops during the seven-month season.

Each vessel will be limited to a daily catch of 1,050kgs to prevent overfishing early in the season.

DEFA estimates that the king scallop fishery is worth £12m to the Island's economy.

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