Regulating and Several Orders

What is it:

Regulating and Several Orders are granted by the Scottish Ministers under the terms of the Sea Fisheries (Shellfish) Act 1967 (the 1967 Act), as amended, in respect of the Scottish zone. They are made for the establishment or improvement and for the maintenance and regulation of a shellfish fishery.

A Regulating Order confers on its grantee the right to regulate fishing for a named species in a defined area, for a specified limit of time. Currently Shetland is covered by a Regulating Order.

A Several Order gives its grantee an exclusive right to deposit, propagate, dredge, fish for or take the species named in the Order, in the specified area and for a specified limit of time. An Order may restrict other fishing practices within its area in order to protect the specified shellfish stock. There are Several Orders in Loch Ewe; Little Loch Broom; Loch Crinan and Loch Caolisport.

Data originators:

Scottish Government (Marine Directorate)

This information page is part of the theme:

Fishing

Fishery Management Information

Regulating and Several Orders © Marine Scotland

More Information:

An Order may be granted in relation to fisheries for one or more of the following species: oysters, mussels, cockles, clams, lobsters, scallops and queens or any other molluscs, or crustaceans which may be specified in Regulations made under the 1967 Act. A licence from the Crown Estate or private owners may be necessary in addition for the harvesting of native oysters and mussel beds.

An Order can cover any portion of the shore or bed of the sea, or of an estuary or tidal water, partly above or below low water mark and within that part of the Scottish zone within 6 nautical miles from the territorial sea baselines.

Map Type	Click title for metadata and licence information	Date of data	View Map
Map Layers (NMPi)	Regulating and Several Orders for shellfish	2019-08-18	Access this map on NMPi

Type	Link Title	External Link
Documents	Information about Regulating and Several Orders	www.scotland.gov.uk

Type	Title	External link
Web link	Crown Estate Scotland coastal	www.crownestatescotland.com