Introducing pink sea bream
Pink seabream, whose scientific name is Pagellus bogaraveo, is also known as pink paddlefish. A member of the Sparidae family, the pink seabream is a fairly common deep-sea fish. This species is easily identifiable by its pink color, its large yellow-orange eyes that give it its nickname of "beautiful eyes" or "big eyes", and its black spot behind the gill. Pink sea bream can grow to 60 centimetres in length, weigh over 3 kilos and live up to 30 years.
Behavior and habitat
Pink seabream is a gregarious fish, meaning it lives in schools of several individuals. This species is found at depths of over 100 meters, and can evolve at depths of up to 600 meters. It frequents rocky plateaus as well as sandy-muddy or coralligenous bottoms.
An opportunistic fish, the red seabream feeds mainly on worms, small fish, various crustaceans and cephalopods.
Deep-sea fishing for red bream
To target pink bream, you need to fish deep, beyond 100 metres! Bait fishing (pieces of squid or oily fish, nice-sized worms) on fairly heavy tackle makes for great sessions once you've found a school of red bream. The use of an electric reel makes the task easier and allows you to search even deeper for the most beautiful subjects. Fishing in calm seas, preferably with very little drift.
The catch limit for red seabream is 33 centimetres in the Mediterranean and 40 centimetres in the Atlantic, North Sea and English Channel. The fish must be marked by cutting off the lower part of the caudal fin.
