The beds will be closed to fishing, if necessary, to prevent the overfishing of the scallops.
Skin divers can completely clear the scallops, lobsters and all the other shellfish out of an area.
Scallops are proving quite difficult to cultivate with the so-called lantern system.
The monitoring indicates that the fishing effort to date is not excessive given the present state of the scallop stocks.
I am informed that an air review is made weekly of the number of boats fishing for scallops.
There is some doubt about dredging for scallops and such like.
He referred to the landings of scallop over the last year.
With this in mind, a range of possible options for scallop conservation are being looked at.
