North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012

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North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2012
Introduction

311710 - Seafood product preparation and packaging

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in canning seafood, including soup; smoking, salting and drying seafood; preparing fresh fish by removing heads, fins, scales, bones and entrails; shucking and packing fresh shellfish; processing marine fats and oils; and freezing seafood. Establishments known as floating factory ships, that are engaged in shipboard processing of seafood, are included.

  • Illustrative example(s)

    • canning fish, crustaceans and molluscs (e.g., shellfish, lobster, salmon)
    • gathering and processing seafood into fresh or frozen seafood in factory ships (i.e., factory fish that also fish)
    • seafood dinners (e.g., fish and chips), frozen, manufacturing
    • seafood, fresh, chilled or frozen, manufacturing
    • seaweed processing (e.g., dulse)
    • shucking and packing fresh shellfish

    All examples

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