Choosing the right species

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

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, (VIIIa) Bay of Biscay - North, (VIIIb) Bay of Biscay - Central

Fish
Common/white monkfish

Common/white monkfish

Lophius piscatorius

Origin: Wild

Zones: (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

Fish
Devil firefish

Devil firefish

Pterois miles

Origin: Wild

Zones: (37.1) Western Mediterranean, (37.2) Central Mediterranean, (37.3) Eastern Mediterranean

Shell
Dog cockle

Dog cockle

Glycymeris glycymeris

Origin: Wild

Zone: (VIII) Bay of Biscay

Crustacean
European lobster

European lobster

Homarus gammarus

Origin: Wild

Zones: (GSA7) Gulf of Lion, (GSA8) Corsica, (IV) North Sea, (VIIe) Western English Channel, (VIIIa) Bay of Biscay - North