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We want your views on the proposed whelk permit conditions for 2025 to 2026.

Consultation ends:
6 December 2024
Consultation launched:

Consultation description

The proposals for the 2025 to 2026 whelk permit period, starting on 1 March 2025, include:

  • the permit fee, to increase with inflationary costs to £309
  • the Annual Catch Limit (ACL) to decrease by 5% from 4,768 tonnes to 4,529 tonnes
  • no change to the initial Monthly Catch Limit (MCL) of 50 tonnes
  • whelk permit conditions to remain the same

How to respond

We would welcome responses to be emailed to Fisheries.Management@gov.wales

or sent to:

Fisheries Division
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
Cardiff
CF10 3NQ