page_title: Barneville-Carteret
section_title: Shellfish
hierarchical_section_title: Barneville-Carteret / Local Culture and Heritage / Shellfish
caption_attribution_description: Français&#160;: Homard et coquilles Saint-Jacques capturés en chasse sous marine
context_page_description: Barneville-Carteret is a commune in the Manche department in the Normandy region of north-western France. For many years it has been a popular seaside resort destination.
  The commune resulted from a merger of two communes in 1964: Barneville-sur-Mer and Carteret whose port has ferry connections to the Channel Islands.
  The inhabitants of the commune are known as Barnevillais or Barnevillaises and Carteretais or Carteretaises.
context_section_description: Barneville Beach and the foreshore of Cape Carteret at low tide are ideal places for recreational fishing. The popular and famous species in this area are:
  Brown crabs;
  Velvet crabs;
  European Lobsters;
  Common Prawns;
  Common periwinkles;
  Common slipper limpet;
  Sea Spiders (Maja brachydactyla).
caption: The Carteret Lobster
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