Great question Andy. The regulation is pretty clear an unlicensed fishing boat may take no more than 6 scallops in the Scottish zone in any day. The application of the legislation is less clear, does a dive club rib count as a fishing boat? The spirit of the legislation was “to target unlicensed fishermen fishing commercially under the guise of conducting a hobby.” they also state “no one is attempting to prevent genuine hobby fishermen from catching ‘one for the pot’...” so my interpretation is that as long as it's not for commercial gain and only small amounts for personal consumption (not defined by Marine Scotland) are involved then it's okay, whether a boat is involved or not.
Another fantastic video. You definitely have a leak on your Drysuit inflator. Look forward to seeing the next video. Such beautiful locations.
Yeah thanks for that, it's amazing the amount of things that crop up in the videos that you don't notice in the water. I've still not fixed it!
Cool video. I hope to get one dive in while we visit!
Loch Fyne is a great place to dive no matter the weather, whether from shore or boat there's always somewhere you can get in.
The scary Sea Tree is pretty wild.
I was not expecting it and gave me a fright when I turned round and I was nearly in it.
Hmmm... I thought you we're only allowed 6 scallops per boat in Scotland now or has that changed again?
Great question Andy.
The regulation is pretty clear an unlicensed fishing boat may take no more than 6 scallops in the Scottish zone in any day. The application of the legislation is less clear, does a dive club rib count as a fishing boat? The spirit of the legislation was “to target unlicensed fishermen fishing commercially under the guise of conducting a hobby.” they also state “no one is attempting to prevent genuine hobby fishermen from catching ‘one for the pot’...” so my interpretation is that as long as it's not for commercial gain and only small amounts for personal consumption (not defined by Marine Scotland) are involved then it's okay, whether a boat is involved or not.