This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.
Species catalogue
Flat oyster
Order
Ostreida
Family
Ostreidae
Marine bivalve mollusc, with a shell up to 12 cm in length. Shell is rounded and very variable, compressed and thick. Unequal valves, rough-touch and greenish brown on the outside, smooth and white pearly on the inside. It lives attached to the rocks.
Characteristics
FAO code
OYF
OYF
Specie
Ostrea edulis
Ostrea edulis
Type
Molluscs
Molluscs
FAO Fishing Areas
- Area 21: the Northwestern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 27: the Northeastern part of the Atlantic Ocean
- Area 37: the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea
- Area 67: the Northeastern part of the Pacific Ocean
Fishing seasons
jan
feb
apr
may
jun
jul
aug
sep
oct
nov
dec
International denominations
Germany
Auster
France
Huître plate
Italy
Ostrica
Portugal
Ostra plana
United Kingdom
Flat oyster
Japan
Kaki
Fishing areas
