Costal foraging laws and etiquette

[GrandadInTheWoods]

Just wanted to ask people who are better informed about costal foraging, I wanna do more with the kids ECT but want to make sure I'm doing it sensible and sustainable, iv researched what to can but have found it very mixed lol I know anything more than 5kg of shellfish is considered commercial gathering and you need a licence. Just want to teach the kids the right way so any advice would be great

 

[Broch]

There are very few places on the South and South East coast that I would consider foraging without very careful research on the beach and water quality. I only eat off the West coast of Scotland these days and even then prefer to be on one of the inner or outer isles.

Sorry to be a pessimist

 

[GrandadInTheWoods]

Is that down to most selfish filter feeders and taking in the toxins, having said that the south has **** water lol mit ebe just because ei love Cornwall beaches to much haha

 

[Kadushu]

Yes there's a little water in our rivers of sh** down here.

 

[GrandadInTheWoods]

Yes there's a little water in our rivers of sh** down here.

I alow and over night purge for cockles but not having a great deal of experience I figured others on here would know better lol with the laws ECT does and don't that sort of thing

 

[CLEM]

There are very few places on the South and South East coast that I would consider foraging without very careful research on the beach and water quality. I only eat off the West coast of Scotland these days and even then prefer to be on one of the inner or outer isles.

Sorry to be a pessimist

How sad is that really, what a mess the world has been made of. Truly very sad and easily have been preventable. Alas I think almost un sortable now such is the damage done.

 

[slowworm]

Worth finding the Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority of where you intend to go and reading through their site and bylaws.

This is mine: https://www.devonandsevernifca.gov.uk/about-us-our-work/who-we-are-our-core-work/

This is the list of the others: https://association-ifca.org.uk/

 

[gg012]

There are very few places on the South and South East coast that I would consider foraging without very careful research on the beach and water quality. I only eat off the West coast of Scotland these days and even then prefer to be on one of the inner or outer isles.

Sorry to be a pessimist

Living on the coast I would be VERY hesitant to eat anything foraged from the shore here

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[Falstaff]

Being curious and also dubious, I've sent an email to CEFAS, the Govt body responsible for monitoring such things, asking for an update/offical position, especially for the East/South/Southest coasts. They have a fairly alarming report about Norovirus in raw Oysters, from human sewage, so I'm not hopeful of a positive response! I'll post up any reply from them.

 

[Falstaff]

Learnt a new word today "depuration" - means leaving the shellfish in freshwater for period of time to flush out toxins, already found out that it does not work for Norovirus in Oysters.

 

[GrandadInTheWoods]

Being curious and also dubious, I've sent an email to CEFAS, the Govt body responsible for monitoring such things, asking for an update/offical position, especially for the East/South/Southest coasts. They have a fairly alarming report about Norovirus in raw Oysters, from human sewage, so I'm not hopeful of a positive response! I'll post up any reply from them.

Sleep us updated that's a really quite interesting and a little um off putting lol

 

[gg012]

Being curious and also dubious, I've sent an email to CEFAS, the Govt body responsible for monitoring such things, asking for an update/offical position, especially for the East/South/Southest coasts. They have a fairly alarming report about Norovirus in raw Oysters, from human sewage, so I'm not hopeful of a positive response! I'll post up any reply from them.

Our local oysters were held from sale for quite a while recently due to Southern Water IIRC

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[GrandadInTheWoods]

Our local oysters were held from sale for quite a while recently due to Southern Water IIRC

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Wellllll that's not good