CAEN Code 1020: Processing and preserving of fish, crustaceans and molluscs

This class includes:

• preparation and preservation of fish, crustaceans and molluscs: freezing, deep-freezing, drying, cooking, smoking, salting, immersing in brine, canning etc
• production of fish, crustacean and mollusc products: fish fillets, roes, caviar, caviar substitutes etc
• production of fishmeal for human consumption or animal feed
• production of meals and solubles from fish and other aquatic animals unfit for human consumption

This class also includes:

• activities of vessels engaged only in the processing and preserving of fish
• processing of seaweed

This class excludes:

• processing and preserving of fish on vessels engaged in fishing, see CAEN 0311
• processing of whales on land or specialised vessels, see CAEN 1011
• Production of oils and fats from marine materials. CAEN 1041
• manufacture of prepared frozen fish dishes, see CAEN 1085
• manufacture of fish soups, see CAEN 1089

Also used for in caselaw:

• Fish defrosting, removing heads, gutting and cutting into pieces, and then freezing