 The Cornish tradition of trigging takes place every Good Friday |
Cornish cockle enthusiasts have been issued with a warning as they take part in the annual Good Friday trigging event. The tradition - where people collect cockles on the mudflats of the Helford Estuary - is thought to date back hundreds of years.
They are being urged to measure their cockles to ensure they comply with Environment Agency size bylaws.
They should not collect shellfish any smaller than 20mm, or a 20p coin.
Hand-harvesting
Hundreds of people arrive at estuary each year armed with buckets and rakes to hand-harvest cockles on the mudflats at low tide.
A series of bylaws had to be introduced to protect cockles in Cornish estuaries after a team of commercial boats dredged one area - almost wiping out the cockle population.
The bylaws, approved by the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, protect stocks on the Camel, Helford, Fal, Fowey and Looe estuaries, where only hand-harvesting is allowed.
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