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Salema porgy

Sarpa salpa

  • Sarpa
  • Çitari
Peak this month
Family
Sparidae
Order
Eupercaria incertae sedis
Seas
Aegean Sea, Mediterranean, Sea of Marmara
Salema porgy
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Legal status

The regulation holds no separate minimum size or closed season entry for this species. The provisions for Türkiye as a whole apply.

Where is Salema porgy caught?

Peak months by sea.

Sea of Marmara

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Technique
Bottom Fishing

Aegean Sea

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Technique
Bottom Fishing

Mediterranean

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Technique
Bottom Fishing

Tackle recipe

A setup to start from. Rod length, line diameter and drag are changed to suit the size of fish you are after and the current and bottom structure of the ground.

LRF

Light Rock Fishing

Small and medium shore species on light lures of about 1 – 12 g

  • Level: Beginner–Advanced
  • Effort: Low–Moderate

Watch out: Hooks, slippery ground and night visibility

Regulations: Güncel Yunanistan ve AB mevzuatı kontrol edilir

Float Fishing

Float fishing

Presenting the bait at a set water layer

  • Level: Beginner–Advanced
  • Effort: Low
Rod
3.60–6.00 m; 5–30 g
Reel
2000–3000
Main line
0.16–0.24 mm mono
Leader/trace
0.12–0.22 mm
Hook/lure
#12–#4
Bait/lure
Mussel meat
Connector
Swivel/clip; pick a suitable breaking strain
Rod
3.60–6.00 m; 5–30 g
Reel
2000–3000
Main line
0.16–0.24 mm mono
Leader/trace
0.12–0.22 mm
Hook/lure
#12–#4
Bait/lure
YEM0006
Connector
Swivel/clip; pick a suitable breaking strain

Watch out: Current and line tangles with other anglers

Keep with you: Pliers, hook remover, glasses and first aid

Regulations: Communiqué 2024/21 Article 16 hook and line limits and place bans are checked

Frequently asked questions

Which seas is Salema porgy found in?
In our records Salema porgy appears in these seas: Sea of Marmara, Aegean Sea, Mediterranean, North Aegean & Thrace — Greece, Central & South Aegean — Greece, Ionian Sea — Greece, Crete & Libyan Sea — Greece, Güzelyurt Bay — Northern Cyprus, Kyrenia north coast — Northern Cyprus, Famagusta–İskele — Northern Cyprus, Karpas Peninsula — Northern Cyprus, Akamas–Paphos west coast — Southern Cyprus, Paphos–Limassol south coast — Southern Cyprus, Larnaca southeast coast — Southern Cyprus, Ayia Napa–Protaras — Southern Cyprus, Ligurian Sea — Italy, Tyrrhenian Sea — Italy, Adriatic — Italy, Ionian Sea — Italy, Strait of Sicily — Italy, Sardinian Sea — Italy, Atlantic Ocean — Spain, Mediterranean — Spain, Cantabrian Sea — Spain, Balearic Sea — Spain, Alboran Sea — Spain, Gulf of Cádiz — Spain, Strait of Gibraltar — Spain.
In which months is Salema porgy at its peak?
Peak periods by sea: Aegean Sea all year; Mediterranean all year; Sea of Marmara all year; North Aegean & Thrace — Greece April–October; Central & South Aegean — Greece April–October; Ionian Sea — Greece April–October; Crete & Libyan Sea — Greece April–October; Mediterranean — Spain April, May, June, September, October; Famagusta–İskele — Northern Cyprus all year; Güzelyurt Bay — Northern Cyprus all year; Kyrenia north coast — Northern Cyprus all year; Karpas Peninsula — Northern Cyprus all year; Paphos–Limassol south coast — Southern Cyprus all year; Ayia Napa–Protaras — Southern Cyprus all year; Akamas–Paphos west coast — Southern Cyprus all year; Larnaca southeast coast — Southern Cyprus all year; Sardinian Sea — Italy April, May, June, September, October; Tyrrhenian Sea — Italy April, May, June, September, October; Adriatic — Italy April, May, June, September, October; Ionian Sea — Italy April, May, June, September, October; Strait of Sicily — Italy April, May, June, September, October; Ligurian Sea — Italy April, May, June, September, October; Alboran Sea — Spain April, May, June, September, October; Strait of Gibraltar — Spain April, May, June, September, October; Gulf of Cádiz — Spain April, May, June, September, October; Cantabrian Sea — Spain March, April, May, August, September; Atlantic Ocean — Spain May, June, July, October, November; Balearic Sea — Spain April, May, June, September, October.

Fishing grounds with this species

The first 12 of 3158 fishing grounds are listed.

See all 3158 fishing grounds on the map

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