To safeguard the Scottish scallop industry for the future and to ensure equality in scallop technical regulations between Scotland and England we propose the following measures:
Restrict the number of scallop dredges that can be towed within 12 nautical miles of the Scottish coast to 8 per side;
Remove the current limit on the number of scallop dredges that can be towed beyond 12 nautical miles of the coast;
Exempt from regulation, attachments to dredges whose use is to increase the safety and speed of handling/tipping the dredge;
A phased increase to the minimum landing size for scallops over two years to 110mm.