Visiting Scilly and fishing

[Scillypete]

There seems to be an increase in visiting yachts arriving with their own crab/lobster pots aboard, it’s not a problem but if you intend using them you need to be aware that there has been a recent bye law regarding hobby fishing with pots in Scilly, they must be registered and the marker buoy needs to be marked with a tag for each pot on the string. The tags are available (£3 each) from the council at the library. Obviously anything caught must be over a certain size before landing and scoffing. All the details can be found on the Scilly ifca site;
Welcome to the Isles of Scilly Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority : Isles of Scilly IFCA

Just to add although there are no actual rules regarding shrimping, locally it is frowned upon to start before the first spring tide in July, this is to allow spawning shrimps to lay their eggs and thus provide a good crop for the following year. Start shrimping earlier and it is likely that you will notice that you are catching many more that are carrying eggs.

 

[Tim Good]

Many thanks for this update. Last year we took a out and no rules existed but thanks for highlighting this!

I’ll add this info to the anchorage guide I recently published also.