Version 12 – 13/11/2020

List of Northern Ireland’s classified shellfish beds and their associated harvesting areas (where applicable)

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Belfast Lough

Representative Harvesting Shellfish Current RMP Latitude RMP Longitude Council Sampling Officer Monitoring Point Areas Species Microbiological (RMP) Classification RMP 1 - B1 - B1 - AFFNI 55 Mussels C 54°.6445 N 5°.8797 W Antrim and Jon Erskine AFFNI 55 B2 - AFFNI 51 Newtownabbey B4 – AFFNI 15 B5 - AFFNI 96 RMP 2 - B6 - B6 - AFFNI 56A B 54°.6675 N 5°.8919 W AFFNI 56A B10 - AFFNI 28 B7 - AFFNI 60A B11 - AFFNI 97

RMP 3 - B3 - B3 - AFFNI 50 C - Seasonal: 54°.6555 N 5°.8889 W AFFNI 50 B8 - AFFNI 37 1st B9 AFFNI 85 January 2020 - 30th April 2020 B - Seasonal: 1st May 2020 - 31st December 2020 RMP 4 - B12 - B12 - AFFNI 54 B 54°.6768 N 5°.8951 W AFFNI 54 B14 - AFFNI 9 Version 12 – 13/11/2020

RMP 5 - B20 - B20 - AFFNI 53 B 54°.7026 N 5°.8321 W Mid and East AFFNI 53 Antrim RMP 6 - B24 - B24 - AFFNI B 54°.6659 N 5°.8003 W Ards and North AFFNI 56B 56B Down

Carlingford Lough

Representative Harvesting Shellfish Current RMP Latitude RMP Longitude Council Sampling Officer Monitoring Point Areas Species Microbiological (RMP) Classification RMP - C1 - AFFNI C1 - AFFNI 27 Mussels B 54°.0967 N 6°.21872 W Newry, Mourne Loughs Agency 27 and Down

RMP - C7 - AFFNI C7 - AFFNI 73 Oysters B 54°.0605 N 6°.1511 W 73 C9 - AFFNI 39 C15 - AFFNI 89 C17 – AFFNI 92

RMP - C11 - C11 - AFFNI 84 Oysters B 54°.0345 N 6°.0952 W AFFNI 84 RMP - NW Wild NW - Wild Mussels B - Seasonal: 1st 54°.104 N 6°.26978 W Fishery Fishery July 2020 - 31st October 2020 C - Seasonal: 1st November 2020 - 30th June 2021 Version 12 – 13/11/2020 Dundrum Bay

Representative Harvesting Shellfish Current RMP Latitude RMP Longitude Council Sampling Officer Monitoring Point Areas Species Microbiological (RMP) Classification RMP - DB1 - DB1 - AFFNI Oysters B 54°.25867 N 5°.83501 W Newry, Mourne Newry, Mourne and AFFNI 95A 95A and Down Down Mussels RMP - DB2 - DB2 - AFFNI Mussels C 54°.25249 N 5°.84456 W AFFNI 95B 95B

Killough

Representative Harvesting Shellfish Current RMP Latitude RMP Longitude Council Sampling Officer Monitoring Point Areas Species Microbiological (RMP) Classification RMP - K1 - K1 - AFFNI 18 Oysters B 54°.25421 N 5°.63521 W Newry, Mourne Newry, Mourne and AFFNI 18 and Downs Downs

Larne Lough

Representative Harvesting Shellfish Current RMP Latitude RMP Longitude Council Sampling Officer Monitoring Point Areas Species Microbiological (RMP) Classification RMP – L3 - L3 - AFFNI 88 Oysters B 54° 49’ .375 N 5° 45’ .172 Mid and East Jon Erskine AFFNI 88 Antrim Version 12 – 13/11/2020 Lough Foyle

Representative Harvesting Shellfish Current RMP Latitude RMP Longitude Council Sampling Officer Monitoring Point Areas Species Microbiological (RMP) Classification RMP - PA3M – PA3M - Wild Mussels B 55°.0774 N 7°.11498 W Derry City and Loughs Agency Wild Fishery Fishery Strabane RMP - PA3O – PA3O - Wild Oysters B 55°.0884 N 7°.09158 W Wild Fishery Fishery RMP - PA4M – PA4M - Wild Mussels B 55°.1082 N 7°.04178 W Wild Fishery Fishery RMP - PA4O – PA4O - Wild Oysters B 55°.1206 N 7°.04677 W Wild Fishery Fishery

Strangford Lough

Representative Harvesting Shellfish Current RMP Latitude RMP Longitude Council Sampling Officer Monitoring Point Areas Species Microbiological (RMP) Classification RMP - S7 - AFFNI S7 - AFFNI 76 Oysters B 54° 31.293 N 5° 39.085 W Ards and North Ards and North 76 S6 - AFFNI 93 Downs Downs RMP - S2 - AFFNI S2 - AFFNI 42 Mussels A – Seasonal: 54°.3869 N 5°.61827 W 42 1st February 2020 – 30 September 2020 and B – Seasonal: 1 October 2020 – 31 January 2021 Version 12 – 13/11/2020 Dormant shellfish beds in Northern Ireland – Effective from 1 January 2020

Larne Lough

Representative Harvesting Shellfish RMP RMP Council Date of dormancy Monitoring Areas Species Latitude Longitude Point (RMP) RMP – L5 – L5 – AFFNI Mussels and 54° 49’.375 N 5° 45’.172 Mid and East 01/01/2020 AFFNI 21B 21B Oysters Antrim

Killough

Representative Harvesting Shellfish RMP RMP Council Date of dormancy Monitoring Areas Species Latitude Longitude Point (RMP) RMP - K1 - K1 - AFFNI Mussels 54°.25361 N 5°.63465 W Newry, Mourne 01/01/2020 AFFNI 18 18 and Down Version 12 – 13/11/2020

De-classified shellfish beds in Northern Ireland Strangford Lough - effective from 1 January 2020

Representative Harvesting Shellfish RMP RMP Council Date of de- Monitoring Areas Species Latitude Longitude classification Point (RMP) RMP - S7 - S7 - Mussels 54°31.293 N 5° 39.085 W Ards and North 01/01/2020 AFFNI 76 AFFNI 76 Down

Carlingford Lough - effective from 4 November 2020

Representative Harvesting Shellfish RMP RMP Council Date of de- Monitoring Areas Species Latitude Longitude classification Point (RMP) Previously C2 - Mussels 54°.0967 N 6°.21872 W Newry, Mourne 04/11/2020 RMP - C1 - AFFNI 74 and Down AFFNI 27

Previously C3 - Mussels 54°.0967 N 6°.21872 W Newry, Mourne 04/11/2020 RMP - C1 - AFFNI 98 and Down AFFNI 27

Previously C4 - Mussels 54°.0967 N 6°.21872 W Newry, Mourne 04/11/2020 RMP - C1 - AFFNI 68 and Down AFFNI 27