
Mussel (farmed)
Scientific name Mytilus chiliensis, Mytilus edulis, Mytilus galloprovincialis Geographical region North Atlantic; South Pacific Main fishing ...

Oyster
Scientific name Crassostrea gigas, Ostrea edulis Geographical region Atlantic coast; Mediterranean Sea Main fishing method Bags on tables; ...

King scallop (wild)
Scientific name Pecten maximus, Placopecten magelanicus, Zygochlamys patagonica, Chlamys nobilis Geographical region Northeast Atlantic; ...

Queen scallop
Scientific name Aequipecten opercularis Geographical region Northeast Atlantic Main fishing method Dredging for bivalves Queen scallop stocks are ...

Black scallop
Scientific name Chlamys varia Geographical region Northeast Atlantic Main fishing method Dredging for bivalves Black scallop stocks fluctuate ...

Grooved carpet shell clam
Scientific name Ruditapes decussatus, Ruditapes philippinarum Geographical region Northeast Atlantic Main fishing method Commercial fishing; ...

Cockle
Scientific name Cerastoderma edule Geographical region Northeast Atlantic Main fishing method Commercial fishing; natural rearing Cockles are ...

Crab
Scientific name Cancer pagurus Geographical region Northeast Atlantic; Mediterranean Sea Main fishing method Creels; netting; bottom trawling ...

Langoustine/scampi
Scientific name Nephrops norvegicus Geographical region Celtic Sea; Bay of Biscay; Scotland; Mediterranean Sea Main fishing method Bottom ...

Spiny lobster (Australia, Mediterranean, South Africa)
Scientific name Panulirus cignus (Australia), Palinurus elephas (Mediterranean), Jasus lalandii (Western South Africa) Geographical region ...

American lobster (Canada)
Scientific name Homarus americanus Geographical region Northwest Atlantic (Canada) Main fishing method Creeling; netting There are two species of ...

European lobster
Scientific name Homarus gammarus Geographical region Northeast Atlantic; Mediterranean Sea Main fishing method Creeling; netting There are two ...

Shrimps and prawns
Scientific name Crangon crangon, Palaemon seratus, Pandalus borealis Geographical region Northeast Atlantic Main fishing method Netting; bottom ...

Bib, pouting
Scientific name Trisopterus luscus Geographical region Northeast Atlantic Main fishing method Bottom trawling; trammel-netting; line There are ...

Wild Pacific salmon
Scientific name Oncorhynchus gorbuscha, Oncorhynchus keta, Oncorhynchus kisutch, Oncorhynchus nerka, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Geographical region ...

Sardine
Scientific name Sardina pilchardus Geographical region Northeast Atlantic;Mediterranean Sea Main fishing method Pelagic trawling; sine; netting; ...

Jon Dory
Scientific name Zeus faber Geographical region East Atlantic; East Pacific; Mediterranean Sea; Black Sea Main fishing method Bottom trawling John ...

Mullet
Scientific name Mugilidse family Geographical region East Atlantic; Mediterranean Sea Main fishing method Trawling; trammel-netting; gill-netting ...

American ray/skate
Scientific name Raja spp. Geographical region Northeast Atlantic Main fishing method Bottom trawling; beam trawling; long-lining; gill-netting ...

Hake
Scientific name Merluccius merluccius, Merluccius capensis Geographical region Northeast Atlantic (except the Iberian coast); Southeast Atlantic ...

Mackerel
Scientific name Scomber scombrus Geographical region East Atlantic; Mediterranean Main fishing method Bottom trawling; pelagic trawling; line; ...

Saithe
Scientific name Pollachius virens Geographical region Northeast Atlantic Main fishing method Bottom trawling; line Saithe belongs to the Gadidae ...

Pollock
Scientific name Pollachius pollachius Geographical region Northeast Atlantic Main fishing method Bottom trawling; pelagic trawling; line; ...

Toothfish (French regions)
Scientific name Dissostichus eleginoides Geographical region French regions Main fishing method Long-lining The toothfish is a fish from the cold ...

Herring
Scientific name Clupea harengus Geographical region Northeast Atlantic Main fishing method Seine; pelagic trawling A small fish migrating great ...

Pacific halibut
Scientific name Hippoglossus stenolepis Geographical region Pacific Main fishing method Long-lining The fishing of North Pacific halibut is ...

Swordfish (rod, harpoon)
Scientific name Xiphias gladius Geographical region Tropical waters of the Atlantic; Pacific and Indian Oceans Main fishing method Rod harpoon ...

Haddock
Scientific name Melanogrammus aeglefinus Geographical region Northeast Atlantic (except the West of Scotland and Iceland) Main fishing ...

Gilthead bream (wild)
Scientific name Sparus aurata Geographical region East Atlantic; Mediterranean Sea Main fishing method Bottom trawling; pelagic ...

Sarpa salpa
Scientific name Sarpa salpa Geographical region East Atlantic; Mediterranean Sea Main fishing method Bottom trawling; pelagic trawling; ...

Black sea bream
Scientific name Spondyliosoma cantharus Geographical region East Atlantic; Mediterranean Sea Main fishing method Bottom trawling; pelagic ...

Conger eel
Scientific name Conger conger Geographical region Northeast Atlantic; Mediterranean Sea Main fishing method Line; bottom trawling; netting On the ...

Alaskan coley
Scientific name Theragra chalcogramma Geographical region North Pacific Main fishing method Trawling Alaskan coley lives right across the ...

Horse mackerel (Southern north Sea)
Scientific name Trachurus trachurus Geographical region Southern area of the North Sea Main fishing method Bottom trawling; pelagic trawling; ...

Pacific cod
Scientific name Gadus macrocephalus Geographical region North Pacific Ocean Main fishing method Trawling; trolling; purse seine Pacific cod is ...

Cod (Iceland, Norway, Celtic Sea)
Scientific name Gadus morhua Geographical region Northeast Arctic (Norway); Iceland; Celtic Sea (Southern Ireland and West of Cornwall) Main ...

Monkfish
Scientific name Lophius piscatorius, Lophius budegassa, Lophius americanus Geographical region Northeast Atlantic (except the north Sea and the ...

Sea bass (line)
Scientific name Dicentrarchus labrax Geographical region Northeast Atlantic; Mediterranean Sea;Black Sea Main fishing method Line Sea bass is one ...

Anchovy (Atlantic)
Scientific name Engraulis encrasicolus Geographical region Bay of Biscay;Off the coast of Portugal Main fishing method Pelagic trawling; seine ...