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We know them to perfection; every single one of them is our daily bread
Fishing is carried out over three main groups: oceanic pelagic, coastal pelagic and demersals.
Oceanic pelagic
Fifteen species of tuna are exploited, mainly.
- Skipjack Tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis)
- Bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus)
- Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
- Atlantic bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus)
- Albacore (Thunnus alalunga)
- Atlanic bonito (Sarda sarda)
- Wahoo (Acanthocybium solandri) only in specific spots like San Cristobal
Coastal pelagic
A few small sized species are exploited.
- European pilchard (Sardina pilchardus)
- Atlantic chub mackerel (Scomber colias)
- Blue jack mackerel and Atlantic horse mackerel (Trachurus picturatus and Trachurus trachurus)
- European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
- Bogue (Boops boops)
- Yellowmouth barracuda (Sphyraena viridensis)
- Bullet tuna (Auxis rochei rochei); less frequently
Demersal
It is the largest group, so even when it is not a full list, these are the most noted species by volume and commercial value
- Mediterranean parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense)
- Striped red mullet or surmullet (Mullus surmuletus)
- Sand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus)
- Sargo/White seabream (Diplodus spp)
- Common pandora (Pagellus erythrinus)
- Red porgy (Pagrus pagrus)
- Black seabream (Spondylosoma cantharus)
- Sole (Solea solea, Solea senegalensis, Pegusa lascaris, etc.)
- Pink dentex (Dentex gibbosus)
- Redbanded seabream (Pagrus auriga)
- Amberjack (Seriola spp)
- Comber (Serranus cabrilla)
- Blacktail comber (Serranus atricauda)
- European hake (Merluccius merluccius)
- Grouper (Epinephelus spp)
- Mooray eel (Muraena spp)
Also:
Mollusks
Main commercialized species are:
- Common octopus (Octopus vulgaris)
- European squid (Loligo vulgaris)
- Common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis)
- Limpets (Patella spp)
Frequently captured with underwater creels, these species are fished as side catch to the targeted species.
- Shrimps (Plesionika spp)
- Toothed rock crab (Cancer bellianus)
- King crab (Chaceon affinis)
- Spider crab (Maja squinado)
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