[SurfnSpear]

I would like to wholly register my support towards the measures being taken against the despicable dredging and towing methods to catch scallops in this area. I do however wish to ask that you employ some reasoned sense with regard to banning scallop taking by hand. I am a freediver who uses his lungs to collect some for my personal consumption and I cannot see what you would achieve by penalising recreational hand divers. You know full well that it is commercial entities stripping the UK waters of fish and shellfish on a detrimental scale.