Shellfish

Brown crab, scampi, lobster, mussel, oyster, prawn, scallop, squid...

Brown crab

• Season - Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
• Cooking - bake, shallow fry

Dublin Bay prawn/scampi
(Norway lobster, langoustine, nephrops)

• Season - Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
• Cooking - bake, braise, deep fry, grill, microwave, poach, shallow fry steam

Lobster

• Season - Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
• Cooking - bake, grill, poach, shallow fry

Mussel

• Season - Jan, Feb, Mar, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
• Cooking - bake, braise, deep fry, microwave, poach, shallow fry, steam

Native oyster

• Season - Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
• Cooking - bake, deep fry, grill, microwave, poach, shall fry, steam

Pacific oyster (gigas)

• Season - all year
• Cooking - bake, braise, deep fry, grill, microwave, poach, shallow fry, steam

Prawn (cold water)

• Season - all year
• Cooking - bake, deep fry, grill, microwave, poach, shall fry, steam

Scallop

• Season - Jan, Feb, Mar, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
• Cooking - bake, braise, deep fry, grill, microwave, poach, shallow fry, steam

Squid (calamari)

• Season - May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
• Cooking - bake, braise, deep fry, microwave, poach, shallow fry

Guide reproduced courtesy of the Seafish Industry Authority (Seafish)