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	Total Allowable Catch (TAC) Uptake Tracker
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Leven and Newbiggin

27th October 2026

Flexible Permit conditons for November are now available

November FPC and Tides

20th October 2026

At today’s meeting of the NWIFCA TSB Sub-Committee, the members voted for: 

1. Newbiggin and Leven cockle bed to be opened as early as practicable, for 7 days a week, one tide a day with a 1867 tonne TAC, under Byelaw 3 Flexible Permit Conditions and subject to HRA
2. All other District cockle beds, including Middleton, Warton, Pilling, Flookburgh, and Aldingham, remain closed under paragraph 15 of Byelaw 3.

The Newbiggin and Leven Cockle fishery is due to open on Monday 2^nd Nov 2026.