Shellfish Waters Directive Areas

Published by Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage

The aim of the Shellfish Waters Directive is to protect or improve shellfish waters in order to support shellfish life and growth. It is designed to protect the aquatic habitat of bivalve and gastropod molluscs, which include oysters, mussels, cockles, scallops and clams. The Directive requires Member States to designate waters which need protection in order to support shellfish life and growth.

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achill island area management/restriction/regulation zones and reporting units biology boundaries clew bay cork harbour environment erris farming hydrosphere ireland kenmare kilkieran bay life science lough swilly oceans roaringwater shellfish shellfish farming shellfish waters shellfish waters directive swd valentia water waterford wexford

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License Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Created 2018-12-07
Last Updated 2024-02-26
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