A WESSEX GUIDE TO BAIT GATHERING
This code is
designed to safeguard your fishing, and to preserve the Marine Environment.
1 Local Bye-Laws and Regulations must be
observed, except where they are Contrary to Rights under “Magna Carta”.
2 Gather only what you need, to ensure future
supplies of Bait.
3 Back-fill all holes, for safety, and to
maintain the inter-tidal habitat.
4 Replace all turned rocks and stones. This
will preserve the food chain.
5 Do not dig around Moorings, Slipways, Sea Walls etc.
6 Beware of tidal hazards and conditions, ie Soft Mud, Quicksand, Tidal Flows, Fog and adverse
weather conditions.
7 Do not disturb nesting birds.
8 Take all your litter home.
9 Tell someone where you intend to dig for
bait.
