Common cockle

Cockles have been MSCMSC:
Marine Stewardship Council, an independent, international non-profit organization that has developed an eco-label that guarantees well-managed, sustainable fisheries. Fish products that meet the criteria of the eco-label can be identified by the blue MSC logo.-certified since 2012. In the Netherlands, cockles are fished in the Wadden Sea and Oosterschelde. Under the MSC label, these fisheries are committed to simulating sustainable fishing. For example, they do not fish in areas of high ecological importance for breeding birds. MSCMSC:
Marine Stewardship Council, an independent, international non-profit organization that has developed an eco-label that guarantees well-managed, sustainable fisheries. Fish products that meet the criteria of the eco-label can be identified by the blue MSC logo.-certified cockles are fished with handHand dredges:
A fishing method used to harvest cockles with a type of rake. This is a labour-intensive method, widely used in the Dutch cockle fishery on the Wadden Sea. dredges and dredgesBoat dredges:
A fishing method used for collecting shellfish and crustaceans from the bottom. The ship drags a steel frame with a net over the bottom, in which shellfish and crustaceans are caught. Large ships can drag multiple dredges simultaneously, on each side of the ship.  .

The cockle stockStock:
The fish of a particular species reproducing in the same area in the same period.  in the Northeast Atlantic is at sustainableSustainable:
Meeting the needs of current generations without compromising opportunities for future generations. This also allows future generations to benefit from the same needs. levels. However, due to reduced reproduction in 2018 and high mortality in the summer of 2019, the cockle population has not yet returned to levels that were recorded before.

HandHand dredges:
A fishing method used to harvest cockles with a type of rake. This is a labour-intensive method, widely used in the Dutch cockle fishery on the Wadden Sea. dredges is unlikely to have a negative impact on the ecosystem and other species. This fishery is mostly conducted on a small scale.

ManagementManagement:
The regulations surrounding fisheries and aquaculture that ensure that production is carried out within legal frameworks and that sustainability can be assured. of cockle fishing is carried out on a local scale. Some management measuresManagement measures:
For fisheries, management measures can affect the amount of fish that can be caught, the type of gear that can be used and where fishing is and is not allowed. include stakeholder participation and seasonal closures. Management of this species is largely effective.

The cockle stockStock:
The fish of a particular species reproducing in the same area in the same period.  in the Northeast Atlantic is at sustainableSustainable:
Meeting the needs of current generations without compromising opportunities for future generations. This also allows future generations to benefit from the same needs. levels. However, due to reduced reproduction in 2018 and high mortality in the summer of 2019, the cockle population has not yet returned to levels that were recorded before.

Fishing with (mechanised) dredgesBoat dredges:
A fishing method used for collecting shellfish and crustaceans from the bottom. The ship drags a steel frame with a net over the bottom, in which shellfish and crustaceans are caught. Large ships can drag multiple dredges simultaneously, on each side of the ship.  , including the hydraulic dredges, can lead to a long-term change in species composition in the ecosystem. This fishing method often has high bycatchBycatch:
Species caught next to species targeted for fishery. By-catches can consist of non-commercial species and species that are too small, and can be kept (this part is sometimes called by-product) or thrown back into the sea (discards).  rates.

ManagementManagement:
The regulations surrounding fisheries and aquaculture that ensure that production is carried out within legal frameworks and that sustainability can be assured. of cockle fishing is carried out on a local scale. Some management measuresManagement measures:
For fisheries, management measures can affect the amount of fish that can be caught, the type of gear that can be used and where fishing is and is not allowed. include stakeholder participation and seasonal closures. Management of this species is largely effective.