# The Shellfish (Restrictions on Taking by Unlicensed Fishing Boats) (Scotland) Order 2017, Article 5: Restriction on taking crabs


An unlicensed fishing boat may take no more than 5 of any of the following species of crabs (including any combination of those species) in the Scottish zone in any day:—
(a) edible crab (Cancer pagarus);
(b) green crab (Carcinus maenas);
(c) spinous spider crab (Maja squinado); and
(d) velvet crab (Liocarcinus puber).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2017/57/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/shellfish-restrictions-on-taking-by-unlicensed-fishing-boats-scotland-order-2017/article-5
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