Month: October 2023

Mostly diurnal fish with a very energetic defence during capture.

Sea bream (Sparus auratus) of the sparidae family, is a fish characterised by a tall, oval, compressed body with a long, single dorsal fin. It can reach sizes of around 70 cm, although 30-40 cm are more common. Weight most often around 500 g. All are males in early life, becoming females with age.

They normally live in shoals in shallow waters on sandy or rocky bottoms, between 5 and 30 m deep, although they can reach up to 150 m during the breeding season. In winter, it lives at greater depths, around 30 m. In summer, it is usually found near the surface, in harbours. It is a carnivorous species that feeds on bivalves, crustaceans, fish,…

The gear used for its fishing is trawling, gillnetting, seining, hooks and aquaculture. Fishing for sea bream is very seasonal and is limited to the autumn months. However, farmed sea bream is farmed in most Mediterranean and some Atlantic countries. This has allowed a regular annual supply and a good quality-price ratio.

Mostly diurnal fish with a very energetic defence during capture.

Sea bream (Sparus auratus) of the sparidae family, is a fish characterised by a tall, oval, compressed body with a long, single dorsal fin. It can reach sizes of around 70 cm, although 30-40 cm are more common. Weight most often around 500 g. All are males in early life, becoming females with age.

They normally live in shoals in shallow waters on sandy or rocky bottoms, between 5 and 30 m deep, although they can reach up to 150 m during the breeding season. In winter, it lives at greater depths, around 30 m. In summer, it is usually found near the surface, in harbours. It is a carnivorous species that feeds on bivalves, crustaceans, fish,…

The gear used for its fishing is trawling, gillnetting, seining, hooks and aquaculture. Fishing for sea bream is very seasonal and is limited to the autumn months. However, farmed sea bream is farmed in most Mediterranean and some Atlantic countries. This has allowed a regular annual supply and a good quality-price ratio.

Two species of the mulidae family, very close to each other both in terms of commercial and gastronomic similarity.

The mud mullet (Mullus barbatus) and the red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) have in common the bright colour of their scales: red, pink and orange, which gradually fades when they lose their freshness.

Both species are caught mainly along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. And, the mud mullet can be found closer to the coasts, at depths between 2 and 30 m; or in the case of the red mullet at a depth of up to 100 m.

They have an elongated body of 10 to 20 centimetres and their diet is based on worms, small molluscs and crustaceans. They usually move in small schools. The mud mullet is caught with trawls, and the rock mullet with trammel nets. Autumn is a good time to eat them as there are larger catches.

The mud mullet is the most characteristic in Mediterranean markets.

Two species of the mulidae family, very close to each other both in terms of commercial and gastronomic similarity.

The mud mullet (Mullus barbatus) and the red mullet (Mullus surmuletus) have in common the bright colour of their scales: red, pink and orange, which gradually fades when they lose their freshness.

Both species are caught mainly along the coasts of the Mediterranean Sea. And, the mud mullet can be found closer to the coasts, at depths between 2 and 30 m; or in the case of the red mullet at a depth of up to 100 m.

They have an elongated body of 10 to 20 centimetres and their diet is based on worms, small molluscs and crustaceans. They usually move in small schools. The mud mullet is caught with trawls, and the rock mullet with trammel nets. Autumn is a good time to eat them as there are larger catches.

The mud mullet is the most characteristic in Mediterranean markets.