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Madeira fish species

What you’ll catch around Madeira — from big-game pelagics offshore to the rock-and-reef fishery from the coast. Each species shows its best months, the legal minimum size and how it’s typically caught.

Big game (offshore)

Blue marlin
Marlim azul · Makaira nigricans
May–Oct 200 cm
Bigeye tuna
Atum-patudo · Thunnus obesus
Mar–Jun · Oct–Nov 115 cm
Yellowfin tuna
Atum-albacora · Thunnus albacares
Jun–Oct
Bluefin tuna
Atum-rabilho · Thunnus thynnus
30 kg
Wahoo
Wahoo · Acanthocybium solandri
Jun–Jan
Dorado / Mahi-mahi
Dourado · Coryphaena hippurus
Jun–Oct
Atlantic bonito
Bonito · Sarda sarda
May–Oct

Deep & reef (jigging)

Common seabream / Red porgy
Pargo · Pagrus pagrus
Sep–Feb 20 cm
Wreckfish
Cherne · Polyprion americanus
Oct–Mar 78 cm
Black scabbardfish
Espada · Aphanopus carbo
All year
Amberjack
Charuteiro · Seriola spp.
Dusky grouper
Mero · Epinephelus marginatus

Shore (from the rocks)

White seabream
Sargo · Diplodus sargus
Oct–May 15 cm
Salema porgy
Salema · Sarpa salpa
18 cm
Barracuda
Bicuda · Sphyraena viridensis
Apr–Oct
Chub mackerel
Cavala · Scomber colias
Apr–Sep 20 cm
Striped red mullet
Salmonete · Mullus surmuletus
Apr–Nov 15 cm
Bluefish
Anchova · Pomatomus saltatrix
Oct–Mar

Information for visiting anglers, grounded in our knowledge base. Not legal advice — confirm rules and sizes with the Direção Regional de Pescas.

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