Seasonality is very important when it comes to consuming fish and seafood.

Below is a detailed list of fish/seafood seasonality:

Lobster: October to May

Shrimps: October to May

Sole: October to May

Scampi: October to May

Calamari: October to May

Mullet: October to May

Red snapper: October to May

Red mullet: October to May

Bonito: October to May

Scorpion fish: October to May

Goldblotch grouper: October to May

Octopi: October to May

Sea bream: End of December to February

Grouper: End of December to February

Dorado: End of December to February

Blackfish: End of December to February

Anchovy: Summer fish, from 1st June

Sardine: Summer fish, from 1st June

Horse mackerel: Summer fish, from 1st June

Mackerel: Summer fish, from 1st June

Tunny: Summer fish, from 1st June

Clams, cockles, oysters, urchins, scallops : From February to May.

 

Per Month 

• January

Sea bass, bogue, dorado, sargo, red mullet, grouper, sole, pandora, blackfish, scorpion fish, sea bream, whitebait, wrasse, calamari, octopus, oysters, mussels.

• February
Dorado, sargo, red mullet, pike, sole, bogue, pandora, bonito, horse mackerel, scorpion fish, goldblotch grouper, sea bream, grouper, whitebait, wrasse, octopus, shrimps, crayfish, calamari, mussels, oysters.

• March
Sea bream, grouper, European anchovy, pandora, dorado, sargo, octopus, red mullet, bonito, two-banded bream, goldblotch grouper, blackfish, eel.

• April
Dorado, sargo, red mullet, gildhead, sandsmelt, tope, European anchovy, seapike, red mullet, pike, pandora, bonito, sardine, horse-mackerel, scorpion fish, common mackerel, sae bream, grouper, tuna, pagrus, two-banded bream, goldblotch grouper, blackfish, eel, octopus, shrimp, crayfish, calamari, mussels, oysters, lobster.

• May
Dorado, sargo, octopus, red mullet, black bream, lobster, sandsmelt, tope, shrimp, European anchovy, bogue, seapike, calamari, chub mackerel, red mullet, pandora, tunny, saddled bream, mussels, swordfish, sardine, horse-mackerel, common mackerel, sea bream, grouper, tuna, pagrus, bonito, two-banded bream, blackfish, eel.

• June
Sardines, chub mackerel, common mackerel, sea cod, horse-mackerel, lobster, shrimp, European anchovy, bogue, saddled bream, red mullet, mussels, swordfish, blackfish, tuna, cuttlefish, pagrus, salpa, sea bream.

• July
Sardines, European anchovy, chub mackerel, common mackerel, sea cod, lobster, shrimp, bogue, tunny, saddled bream, mussels, swordfish, horse-mackerel, cuttlefish, tuna, blackfish, salpa, sea bream.

• August
Sardines, European anchovy, chub mackerel, common mackerel, sea cod, shrimp, lobster, bogue, tunny, saddled bream, swordfish, horse-mackerel, tuna, pike, salpa, sea bream.

• September
Sea cod, blackspot sea bream , European anchovy, tunny, bogue, saddled bream, chub mackerel, pandora, common mackerel, swordfish, sardine, horse-mackerel, false scad, sae bream.

• October
Dorado, sargo, octopus, red mullet, bonito, false scad, sea bream.

• November
Dorado, sargo, octopus, red mullet, tuna, bonito, false scad, sea bream.

• December
Bogue, dorado, sargo, octopus, red mullet, sole, calamari, pandora, horse-mackerel, oysters, sea bream, grouper, octopus, whitebait, wrasse.