Two men have been charged with illegal cockling after an all-night surveillance operation in the Dee Estuary
Three sacks containing around a hundred kilos of cockles were seized during the operation at Greenfield in Flintshire, by Natural Resources Wales enforcement officers and North Wales Police.
The two men charged are aged 30 and 26 and from the Connnah’s Quay area.
Natural Resources Wales manages the cockling industry in the Dee estuary to maintain the delicate balance between the needs of the local economy and the area’s wildlife.
Illegal cockling threatens this balance and damages the livelihoods of the 53 licenced cocklers who make a living from the beds.
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