Picarel

Picarel

Picarel Spicara smaris Recommended Male Female Picarel is native and abundant in our waters and is fished from November to May using bottom trawling and gillnets. It usually ranges from 7 to 15 centimeters, although during the breeding season males reach around 20...
Blotched picarel

Blotched picarel

Blotched picarel Spicara maena Recommended The blotched picarel is native to Cypriot waters and is regularly caught in large quantities. Its spawning period spans from April to June and its length ranges from 12 to 20 cm. It is caught using static nets and sometimes...
Striped red mullet

Striped red mullet

Striped red mullet Mullus surmuletus Caution The striped red mullet population is depleted in the Cypriot waters and in recent years its population has severely depleted due to various factors including overfishing, climate change and invasive species. It spawns...
Red mullet

Red mullet

Red mullet Mullus barbatus Caution Red mullet is native to Cypriot waters and in recent years its population has severely depleted due to various factors including overfishing, climate change and invasive species. Its spawning period spans from April to August....
Dusky

Dusky

Dusky Epinephelus marginatus Avoid Dusky groupers are overfished in our waters. This large fish matures at the age of five and so maintaining its numbers while being overfished is hard for it. It can grow over 1 meter in length and weigh more than 30 kilograms. It is...