Choosing the right species

Discover the different species of fish and seafood according to their season and fishing area.

Fish
Brill

Brill

Scophthalmus rhombus

Origin: Wild

Zones: (IIIa) Skagerrak and Kattegat, (IV) North Sea, (VIId) Eastern English Channel, (VIIe) Western English Channel

Cephalopod
Broadtail shortfin squid

Broadtail shortfin squid

Illex coindetti

Origin: Wild

Zones: (GSA7) Gulf of Lion, (GSA8) Corsica, (VIIf) Bristol Channel, (VIIg) Northern Celtic Sea, (VIIh) Southern Celtic Sea, (VIII) Bay of Biscay

Fish
Comber

Comber

Serranus cabrilla

Origin: Wild

Zones: (GSA7) Gulf of Lion, (GSA8) Corsica

Cephalopod
Common octopus

Common octopus

Octopus vulgaris

Origin: Wild

Zones: (GSA5) Balearic Islands, (GSA7) Gulf of Lion, (GSA8) Corsica, (IV) North Sea, (VIId) Eastern English Channel, (VIIe) Western English Channel, (VIIf) Bristol Channel, (VIIg) Northern Celtic Sea, (VIIh) Southern Celtic Sea, (VIII) Bay of Biscay

Fish
Common sole

Common sole

Solea vulgaris (Solea solea)

Origin: Wild

Zones: (GSA7) Gulf of Lion, (GSA8) Corsica, (IV) North Sea, (VIIa) Irish Sea, (VIIe) Western English Channel

Fish
Common/white monkfish

Common/white monkfish

Lophius piscatorius

Origin: Wild

Zones: (I) Barents Sea, (II) Norwegian Sea, Spitsbergen and Bear Island, (IIIa) Skagerrak and Kattegat, (IV) North Sea, (VI) Rockall and West of Scotland, (VII) Irish Sea, West of Ireland, Porcupine Bank, Eastern & Western English Channel, Bristol Channel, Northern & Southern Celtic Sea and Southwest of Ireland - East and West, (VIIIa) Bay of Biscay - North, (VIIIb) Bay of Biscay - Central, (VIIId) Bay of Biscay - Offshore

Cephalopod
Cuttlefish

Cuttlefish

Sepia officinalis

Origin: Wild

Zones: (GSA7) Gulf of Lion, (GSA8) Corsica, (VIId) Eastern English Channel, (VIIe) Western English Channel

Crustacean
Deep-sea pink shrimp

Deep-sea pink shrimp

Parapenaeus longirostris

Origin: Wild

Zones: (GSA3) Southern Alboran Sea, (GSA8) Corsica, (GSA9) Ligurian and Northern Tyrrhenian Sea, (GSA10) Central and Southern Tyrrhenian Sea