Cockle industry in crisis as numbers continue to drop A Mystery killer is bringing cockle fishermen to their knees. Environment reporter RICHARD YOULE looks at the problem.

South Wales Evening Post | September 27, 2007 | Copyright

A Mystery killer is bringing cockle fishermen to their knees. Environment reporter RICHARD YOULE looks at the problem.

It is Wales's biggest and oldest fishing industry but it is, according to some, in crisis.

Every year since 2003 vast swathes of cockles mysteriously died in late spring around Burry Inlet, the large estuary between Gower and Llanelli.

Cockle numbers have also declined drastically further west at the Three Rivers estuary in Carmarthenshire.

There are several theories doing the rounds as to the cause.

But at the moment there are more questions than answers.

Cocklers are calling ...

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