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When the boats return to the fishing port in the early afternoon, the crates of fish are unloaded and taken to the market hall to be sold straight away at auction. Since September 2008, after the historic premises of the Fishing Consortium closed and while the new premises in the old town were being built, the fish market moved to temporary premises in the Sansonessa district, where the first auction was held on 29 September 2008.
The auction follows a procedure of ancient origin: after looking at the lot of fish, the buyers whisper their offer into the auctioneer’s ear; once all the offers are in, the auctioneer calls the one who made the best offer to repeat it out loud, so as to avoid any suspicion.
Every day the Caorle fish market receives a variety of catch that few other markets in Italy can match.
Below are the various species that can be caught during the year in the stretch of the Adriatic fished by Caorle’s boats (between Punta Tagliamento and Chioggia), in the lagoon and in the fresh waters of the Nicesolo, Lemene and Livenza rivers.
| FISH | SHELLFISH |
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anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus) eel (Anguilla anguilla) thick-lipped grey mullet, “bosega” (Chelon labrosus) tub gurnard, “luserna” (Chelidonichthys lucernus) flathead grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) monkfish (Lophius piscatorius) sand smelt, “acquadella” (Atherinaboyeri) whiting (Merlangius merlangius) striped sea bream (Lithognathus mormirus) hake (Merluccius merlucius) shi drum (Umbrina cirrosa) gilthead sea bream (Sparus auratas) smooth-hound (Mustelus mustelus) flounder (Platychthys flesus italicus) starry ray (Raya asterias) turbot (Psetta maxima) John Dory (Zeus faber) sardine (Sardina pilchardus) scorpionfish, “scarpena” (Helicolenus dactylopterus) mackerel (Scomber scombrus) sole (Solea solea-vulgaris) sea bass, “branzino” (Dicentrarchus labrax) horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus) red mullet, “barbon” (Mullus barbatus) scaldfish, “zanchetta” (Arniglossus laterna) |
queen scallop (Chlamis valia) razor clams (Solen marginatus) great scallop (Pecten jacobaeus) smooth clam (Callista chione) mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis) murex, “ragusa” (Bolinus brandaris) warty venus (Venus verucosa) clam (Chamelea gallina) |
| CEPHALOPODS | CRUSTACEANS |
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squid (Loligo vulgaris) musky octopus, “moscardino” (Eledone moscata) flying squid (Todarodes sagittatus) octopus (Octopus vulgaris) cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) |
spiny lobster (Palinurus elephas), very rare. lobster (Homarus gammarus) prawn (Parapenaeus longirostris) spider crab (Maya squinando) warty crab (Eriphia verrucosa) green crab (Carcinus aestuarii) “maseneta” – female crab with eggs king prawn (Penaeus Kerathurus) “moeca” – green crab in the moulting phase, shedding its shell. mantis shrimp (Squilla mantis) Norway lobster (Nephrops norvegicus) |
Texts and photos from www.caorlotti.it
Courtesy of Daniele Barbaro
