# The Scallop Fishing Order 2004, Article 5: Restriction on number of scallop dredges

Extent: E+W+S+NI

No British fishing boat shall, at any one time, tow more than 8 scallop dredges on each side of the boat when within relevant British fishery limits in the sea adjacent to the United Kingdom out to a line drawn 6 nautical miles from baselines.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/12/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scallop-fishing-order-2004/article-5
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