Choosing the right species

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

Crustacean
Common prawn

Common prawn

Palaemon serratus

Origin: Wild

Zones: (IV) North Sea, (VIId) Eastern English Channel, (VIIf) Bristol Channel, (VIIg) Northern Celtic Sea, (VIIh) Southern Celtic Sea, (VIII) Bay of Biscay

Crustacean
Common shrimp

Common shrimp

Crangon crangon

Origin: Wild

Zones: (IV) North Sea, (VIId) Eastern English Channel

Fish Poisson
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

Crustacean
Deep-sea pink shrimp

Deep-sea pink shrimp

Parapenaeus longirostris

Origin: Wild

Zones: (GSA3) Southern Alboran Sea, (GSA12) Northern Tunisia, (GSA13) Gulf of Hammamet, (GSA14) Gulf of Gabes, (GSA15) Malta, (GSA16) Southern Sicily

Fish Poisson
Devil firefish

Devil firefish

Pterois miles

Origin: Wild

Zone: FAO 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea

Shellfish
Dog cockle

Dog cockle

Glycymeris glycymeris

Origin: Wild

Zone: (VIII) Bay of Biscay

Fish Poisson
European argentine

European argentine

Argentina sphyraena

Origin: Wild

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