Choosing the right species

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

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 Poisson
Common pandora

Common pandora

Pagellus erythrinus

Origin: Wild

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

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

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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

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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

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Devil firefish

Devil firefish

Pterois miles

Origin: Wild

Zone: FAO 37 - Mediterranean and Black Sea