 The bed were opened for the first time in a number of years |
Cockle beds which have been closed for three years opened on Monday after a bumper crop of the shellfish. The beds in Kidwelly and Ferryside follow the opening of the beds in nearby Llansteffan last week.
Around 1,000 cockle pickers arrived last week to harvest the shellfish prompting calls for new regulations on how the industry is licensed.
The scenes prompted calls for new regulations from the Welsh Assembly Government to license the industry.
Dyfed-Powys Police have deployed a large number of officers to the beds to ensure public order and that routes to the beds are free flowing.
'Free flow'
Cockle pickers can earn up to �500 a day.
Chief Inspector Tony Ward said: "There is limited access to the cockle beds and obstruction of the narrow roads, passing places, pulling-in points and beach access points, will not be allowed.
"Strict enforcement will take place if any vehicles are parked in a dangerous manner or are causing an obstruction.
"Our primary objectives are maintaining public order at all times, providing reassurance to the communities involved, ensuring the free flow of traffic, and working in partnership with the other agencies involved."
A successful crop of cockles has led to the opening of beds for commercial harvesting on the Towy estuary for the first time in four years.
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