# The Scallop (Amendment of Minimum Conservation Reference Sizes) (Wales) Regulations 2026, Regulation 2: Amendment of Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures


(1) Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures is amended as follows.
(2) In Annex 6 (north western waters), in Part A (minimum conservation reference sizes), in the table—
(a) in the entry relating to “Queen scallop (Chlamys spp.)”, in the second column, after “40 mm” insert “(in the Welsh zone, a minimum conservation reference size of 55mm applies)”;
(b) in the entry relating to “Scallop (Pecten maximus)”, in the second column, after “100 mm” insert “(in the Welsh zone, a minimum conservation reference size of 110mm applies)”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2026/120/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scallop-amendment-of-minimum-conservation-reference-sizes-wales-regulations-2026/regulation-2
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