Choosing the right species

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

Fish Poisson
Flounder (Common flounder)

Flounder (Common flounder)

Pleuronectes platessa

Origin: Wild

Zones: (III) Skagerrak, Kattegat, The Sound, The Belts and Baltic Sea, (IV) North Sea, (Va) Icelandic Waters, (VIIh) Southern Celtic Sea, (VIIj) West of Ireland - East, (VIIk) Southwest of Ireland - West

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Four-spot megrim

Four-spot megrim

Lepidorhombus boscii

Origin: Wild

Zones: (GSA7) Gulf of Lion, (GSA8) Corsica, (IVa) Northern North Sea, (IXa) Portuguese Waters - East, (VIa) Northwest Coast of Scotland and Northern Ireland, (VIb) Rockall, (VIIIa) Bay of Biscay - North, (VIIIb) Bay of Biscay - Central, (VIIIc) Bay of Biscay - South, (VIIId) Bay of Biscay - Offshore

Crustacean
Giant red shrimp

Giant red shrimp

Aristaeomorpha foliacea

Origin: Wild

Zones: (GSA8) Corsica, (GSA9) Ligurian and Northern Tyrrhenian Sea, (GSA10) Central and Southern Tyrrhenian Sea, (GSA11.1) Western Sardinia, (GSA11.2) Eastern Sardinia

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Gilthead seabream

Gilthead seabream

Sparus aurata

Origin: Wild

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

Shellfish
Great scallop

Great scallop

Pecten maximus

Origin: Wild

Zones: (VIId) Eastern English Channel, (VIIe) Western English Channel