114112 Shellfish Fishing

Official definition

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the commercial catching or taking of shellfish (e.g., clams, crabs, lobsters, mussels, oysters, sea urchins, shrimp) from their natural habitat.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS descriptions.

When to use a different code

Census classifies these close-sounding activities somewhere else. Businesses mainly engaged in:

• Establishments primarily engaged in farm raising shellfish are classified in U.S. Industry 112512, Shellfish Farming.

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS cross-references.

Activities listed under 114112

The Census index assigns these 13 activities to this code. If your business matches one, this is your code.

• Clam digging
• Crabbing
• Crayfish fishing
• Fisheries, shellfish
• Lobster fishing
• Mussel fishing
• Octopus fishing
• Oyster dredging
• Scallop fishing
• Sea urchin fishing
• Shellfish fishing (e.g., clam, crab, oyster, shrimp)
• Shrimp fishing
• Squid fishing

Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 NAICS index file.

SBA size standard for 114112

To count as a small business for SBA loans and federal contracts under NAICS 114112, your business (including affiliates) must not exceed $14 million in average annual receipts. Check your business.

Source: SBA table of size standards, effective March 17, 2023.

Closest UK SIC 2007 codes

There is no official one-to-one link between NAICS and UK SIC. These codes share the same international class (ISIC Rev. 4: 0311, 0312), so treat them as a starting point and check the definition.

• 03110Marine fishingUK SIC
• 03120Freshwater fishingUK SIC

Built from Census concordances 2022→2017 NAICS and 2017 NAICS→ISIC Rev. 4.

Similar codes to compare

• 114111Finfish Fishing
• 114119Other Marine Fishing