Consideration for a new holding area by Bay Shellfish in the Royal Bay of Grouville

​Under the second schedule Regulation 3 (2) of the Sea Fisheries (Fisheries) (Jersey) Regulations 2010, the Department of the Environment hereby notifies, whosoever it may concern, that the draft licence (below) is being considered and that objections to the consent of this licence should be addressed, in writing, to the Minister no later than 30 November 2020. Objections should be sent to:

Marine Resources
Howard Davis Farm
Trinity
Jersey
JE3 5JP

The licence is to enable the establishment of a holding area for the slower maturation of oyster stock.

The Department of the Environment, in pursuance of the Sea Fisheries (Fisheries) (Jersey) Regulations 2010, hereby authorises Marine Resources, Howard Davis Farm, Trinity, Jersey, JE3 5JP,  to appropriate for the cultivation of Pacific Oysters (Crassostrea gigas) and Manila Clams (Ruditapes philippinarum) in the following portion of seabed namely:

General description

An area of foreshore situated at the southern end of the Royal Bay of Grouville, measuring approximately 2 hectares.

Coordinates (WGS84):

49 degrees 10.033N       002 degrees 01.489W
49 degrees 10.030N       002 degrees 01.423W
49 degrees 10.061N       002 degrees 01.423W
49 degrees 10.065N       002 degrees 01.473W