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NEW: MINISTER RESCINDS WATERFORD COCKLE ORDER!

The Government's rescinding of the Cockle Regulations for Waterford onThursday 8 Novermber 2007 has been welcomed by FIE, who had submitted a report on the subject recently to Minister Eamon Ryan and the European Commission. 

The situation in Waterford is only the tip of an iceberg. Inland fisheries for all of these species - cockles, razor clams, scallops, and whelks - are all seriously over fished and the current harvest is unsustainable.

The Government must review the licensing procedures as a matter of urgency, particularly in areas designated under European law for the protection of birds who rely on these food sources for their survival.