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One of the attraction of the set net fishery is to enable us to catch various kind of fish. Let us introduce some of them as follows.

PORTUGUESE	SCIENTIFIC	ENGLISH
CAVALA	Scomber japonicus	Chub mackerel
JUDEU	Auxis rochei	Bullet tuna
SARDA	Scomber scombrus	Atlantic mackerel
SARRAJÃO	Sarda sarda	Atlantic mackerel
CORVINA	Argyrosomus regius	Meagre
CARAPAU	Trachurus trachurus	Atlantic horse mackerel
CARAPAU NEGRAO	Trachurus picturatus	Blue jack mackerel
SARGO BICUDO	Diplodus puntazzo	Sharpsnout sea bream
AGULHA	Belone belone	Garfish
BONITO GAIADO	Katsuwonus pelamis	Skipjack
MERMA	Euthynnus alletteratus	Little tunny

CAVALA:

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Scomber japonicus

ENGLISH NAME: Chub mackerel

LENGTH: 15 - 30 cm on avg

CAVALA is normally at the top of our fish catch annual rank (in weight). There are many dishes with CAVALA, and also canned products are very popular. But CAVALA which is caught here in Algarve are mostly sent to Spain, and are used for the food for the farmed TUNA.

JUDEU:

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Auxis rochei

ENGLISH NAME: Bullet tuna

LENGTH: 30 - 40 cm on avg

JUDEU is ranking among the top of our fish catch along with CAVALA. Different from CAVALA which is caught almost throughout the year, JUDEU is caught in a particular season intensively, especially in summer. And most of them are sent to Spain as the raw material of the canned products. Canned bullet tunas are very popular in Andalusia, Spain.

SARDA:

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Scomber scombrus

ENGLISH NAME: Atlantic mackerel

LENGTH: 20 - 40 cm on avg

SARDA is one of the species of mackerel found on both sides of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is distinguished easily from CAVALA easily by the pattern of each back. Generally SARDA is more fatty than CAVALA, and the price is also higher than CAVALA.

SARRAJÃO:

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Sarda sarda

ENGLISH NAME: Atlantic mackerel

LENGTH: 50 - 70 cm on avg

SARRAJÃO is a large mackerel-like fish, which has the canine-like sharp tooth. The color of the meat is lighter red compared with JUDEU,and it has more oiliness. Good for SASHIMI, slices of raw fish, but is demanded for an attention because is deteriorated rapidly.

CORVINA:

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Argyrosomus regius

ENGLISH NAME: Meagre

LENGTH: 80 - 180cm on avg

Corvina is the biggest fish in the set net after bluefin tuna. Bigger ones reach about 180cm and are estimated to have around 50 years old more or less. CORVINA is one of the most traditional fish in Algarve as well as Bluefin Tuna. Not only because of its bigger size, but also due to its nice taste, it’s a valuable fish, achiving high values on the market. As a long-established custom here, when fishermen catch CORVINA, they thank their fortune and manufacture an accessary with the ear stone of CORVINA.

CARAPAU:

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Trachurus trachurus

ENGLISH NAME: Atlantic horse mackerel

LENGTH: 15-30 cm on avg

Here in Portugal, we can catch three species of CARAPAU; CARAPAU, CARAPAU NEGRÃO (as follows) and CARAPAU DO MEDITERRÂNO (Mediterranean horse mackerel).
CARAPAU is one of the most popular fish here in Portugal. Usually fried, grilled and marinated.

CARAPAU NEGRAO:

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Trachurus picturatus

ENGLISH NAME: Blue jack mackerel

LENGTH: 15 - 30 cm on avg

SARGO BICUDO:

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Diplodus puntazzo

ENGLISH NAME: Sharpsnout sea bream

AGULHA:

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Belone belone

ENGLISH NAME: Garfish

BONITO GAIADO:

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Katsuwonus pelamis

ENGLISH NAME: Skipjack

MERMA:

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Euthynnus alletteratus

ENGLISH NAME: Little tunny