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Definition of cockling in English: cocklingnounˈkɒk(ə)lɪŋ mass nounBritish The activity or occupation of gathering cockles. as modifier large-scale cockling operations Example sentencesExamples - The government has admitted it gave inaccurate information about its actions before the cockling disaster.
- He said this week that cockling had been allowed to become a dangerous, free-for-all activity.
- Sir, I refer to several recent articles regarding the need to control cockling, or more specifically the frequent side effects of cockling.
- Other boats which are currently hard at work in the cockling trade were moored up for visitors to see.
- He said that he felt strongly about cockling in the bay, where the beds had just been closed, and where there was a need for proper regulation.
- The problem could also affect nearby Leigh which is the central hub of the cockling industry in the Thames Estuary.
- A proper national licensing system is required to protect cockling beds and safeguard the livelihoods of local fishermen.
- I understand people are still reticent and scared because of the nature of the cockling business but I still feel there's information we could get.
- She called for controls on cockling and said a licensing fee could be charged which could pay for regulation to improve safety.
- The home secretary has responded to the tragedy by backing an already tabled private members bill to regulate the cockling trade.
- We will be calling for more urgent consideration to be given to the safety aspects surrounding cockling activities.
- They are being questioned about involvement they may have had in organizing the cockling trip that led to the tragedy.
- No limit is put on the number issued and there are no checks to make sure that those applying have any cockling experience.
- Now the official is trying to drum home the message that forward planning is essential to ensuring safety during cockling.
- The organisations have said they are unable to stop the cockling because it is a fishery activity.
- Those involved in cockling may be coming to this county with the expectation of rich pickings, but if they break the law, it could prove costly for them.
- Some 890 permits were issued but, due to the antiquated by-laws governing fisheries, it stopped short of imposing cockling quotas or controls on the numbers of pickers.
- The increased level of commercial cockling this year is to come under the spotlight at a major meeting later this month.
- What we were doing was very different than a cockling expedition by people unfamiliar with the area.
- In the past cockling in Morecambe Bay has been carried out by local fishermen.
Derivatives noun British The large-scale operation went on for more than two hours as rescuers plucked the cocklers from the sands four miles from the coast. Example sentencesExamples - A council letter dispatched on Friday to explain the cockle bed closure decision met with a furious response from cocklers.
- Police and rescuers were called last night after reports that about 25 cocklers were stranded on the sands.
- There were multiple warnings two years ago from the local cocklers, desperately asking for licensing and quotas to stop the destruction but nothing was ever done.
- The cocklers are still there and the mess and smell along the shore gets worse by the week.
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