St Mary\'s Island

[alan]

Is St Mary\'s Island a marine reserve and if so does that make it illegal to collect shell fish etc ?

 

[SIXFOOTSTEVE]

Not too sure on that Alan ,however there\'s always someone down there collecting willicks etc.

 

[willywetegg]

Must be putting them all on the pier\'s Steve.

Oops thought you said pillocks mate lol.

Never ever thought about that Alan, might be handy to know like.

Jim.

 

[Charlton]

St Marys is desiganted as a marine nature reserve, but this does not stop you collecting bait for your own use. I know some of the people working there have at times told people they can not do this, but you can.

[Edited on 27/6/2005 by Charlton]

 

[willywetegg]

What a man. Cheer\'s again Alan mate.

Jim.

 

[alan]

Thanks Alan,I read a comment in a Diving Website regarding shell fish at St Mary\'s and it said something on the lines of \"Theres alot of Crabs and Lobsters etc but to remember its a Marine Reserve\" I presumed it was saying to leave them alone.
Does the same rules apply for digging bait there

 

[Charlton]

You can dig bait for your own use at St Marys and as for the crabs and lobsters the same rules about how many you can take are just the same as anywhere else.