The Italian name for spiny crab, “granseola” derives from the Venetian “granso” (crab) and “seola” (onion). It’s a shellfish, the biggest kind of crab in ...

Scampi generally seek refuge inside the many galleries that they dig on the seabed and come out at night to get food. In Italy they are caught in the Middle Adriatic and the Tyrrhenian Sea, ...

Scientific features: Caridea Dana Baby shrimps prefer living on rocky seabeds covered by thick Posidonia vegetation and are fished with bottom trawling. On the market there are both baby shrimps ...

Scientific description: Cancer Pagurus Most of the specimens in our seas, are caught in the Venetian lagoon and are typically smaller than those that live in the ocean. There are particular ...

Shrimp are the most popular and well known amongst all shellfish. Scientific description: Palaemon Elegans They live mainly on the sandy or muddy sea floors of the Adriatic. Like all shellfish, ...

The crangon crangon, commonly called the grey shrimp, is a shrimp which belongs to the crangonidi family and is also known by the name of the granat. Among the wide variety of shrimps, this is ...

Scientific description: Homarus Americanus Almost all red lobsters commonly marketed, are fished in their natural habitat through special shellfish pots. The baits are made with squid or octopus ...

Soft-shell crabs are a typical dish of the Venetian tradition. They are used in unique and famous recipes of Venetian cuisine. Scientific description: Carcinus Aestuarli The soft-shell crabs lose ...

The Mediterranean lobster belongs to the “Palinurus” family. It’s widespread in the Mediterranean and Eastern Atlantic Ocean, living on the rocky seabeds. Scientific ...