In O Grove it is possible to witness the fish and seafood auction at the Lonja de Contratación, located in the port area.Every afternoon from Monday to Friday the fish and seafood caught that same day in the waters of the Arousa estuary are auctioned to the highest bidder. All those interested in observing the exhibition of the products and their subsequent auction can freely access the facilities of the market through the access enabled for visitors, located on the main façade of the building, next to the main entrance of the Municipal Market .
The auction at the O Grove Market takes place from Monday to Friday in the afternoon at the following times:
3:30 p.m.: auction of the hedgehog, razor clam and longueirón.
4:00 p.m.: Clam and cockle auction.
5:00 p.m.: Barnacle, shrimp, crab and crab auction.
17:30 h.: auction of scallops, octopus and fish in general.
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Step 1: The extracted product is taken to the shellfish room.
Step 2: It is checked that it reaches the minimum size stipulated by the Xunta de Galicia (this control is also carried out in the product extraction area).
Step 3: It is labeled with the number of the sailor/shellfisherman who made the catch, the day of capture or date of freshness, the name of the species and the extraction area.
Step 4: Select by size.
Step 5: The cockles remain in nets until the auction, the other bivalves in boxes and the hedgehogs in baskets. The auction of hedgehogs, razor clams and longueirón begins at 3:30 p.m. and the auction of the rest of the bivalves at 4:00 p.m.
Step 6: The person in charge directs the auction from a computer connected to a screen, where the species that are going to be auctioned appear at all times; initially setting a high starting price that drops until a buyer stops with a custom command.
