Good weather made it an enjoyable day to don wellies or waders for the ormering tides. Informally, ormerers have noticed more of the shellfish this time than in previous years. ‘I’ve got four so far ...

Lihou causeway seemed a popular choice and saw enthusiasts there from about midday, an hour before the official low tide, which was 1.8m. Alderney resident Dean Chandler, pictured, was ormering for ...

Guernsey's Sea Fisheries officers carried out shoreline patrols for the first ormering tide of 2012. Hundreds of islanders have taken to the Bailiwick's shores to gather ormers, a local delicacy ...

The Committee for Economic Development has reintroduced the ban after concerns about the sustainability of stocks of the sea snail. The next ormering season begins on Friday 6 January.

The next ormering season begins on Friday 6 January. A ban was first introduced in 1933, but was unintentionally removed in the 1990s when the controls on other species, including lady crabs and ...