Publication - Impact assessment

Commercial fishery for razor clams using electric current gear consultation: partial BRIA

Published: 25 March 2026
From: Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands
Directorate: Marine Directorate
Topic: Marine and fisheries
ISBN: 9781807750800

A partial business and regulatory impact assessment (BRIA) analysing possible outcomes of the consultation on establishing a commercial fishery for razor clams using electric current fishing gear.

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1 The Razor Clams (Prohibition on Fishing and Landing) (Scotland) Order 2017

2 Razor clam trial: annual report 2024-2025 - gov.scot

4 Regulation (EU) 2019/1241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on the conservation of fisheries resources and the protection of marine ecosystems through technical measures

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Email: accesstoseafisheries@gov.scot

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