# The Scallop Fishing (Wales) Order 2005, Article 3: Restriction on number of scallop dredges


(1) No British fishing boat is permitted, at any time, to tow more than 4 scallop dredges on each side of the boat in any part of Welsh waters which lie within 3 nautical miles of the shore, such distance being measured from baselines.
(2) No British fishing boat is permitted, at any time, to tow more than 8 scallop dredges on each side of the boat in any part of Welsh waters which lie beyond 3 nautical miles from the shore, such distance being measured from baselines.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2005/1717/article/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scallop-fishing-wales-order-2005/article-3
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