Analysis
NAICS 114112 is the 2022 national industry for shellfish fishing, part of 11411 (Fishing). Census lists 13 example activities under it in the official index.
Between 2018 and 2023 the number of establishments fell 24% and employment fell 16%. The 2018 count used NAICS 2017, so part of a large move can come from codes being redefined rather than from businesses opening or closing.
County Business Patterns counts 940 US establishments in this code in 2023, employing 1,604 people at an average annual payroll of $63,489 per employee (40th percentile of national industries). 95% of the establishments have fewer than five employees, which marks it as a small-business industry.
Its index entries, the activities Census uses to assign businesses to this code, include clam digging, crabbing, crayfish fishing and fisheries, shellfish, among 13 in all.
Its goods appear in 141 statistical lines of the US tariff schedule, mostly under headings 0306 (crustaceans, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled…), 0307 (molluscs, whether in shell or not, live, fresh, chilled…) and 1605 (crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates…). That link is how import data is matched to domestic producers, for example in trade-remedy cases.
For example, farm raising shellfish are classified in 112512 (Shellfish Farming) instead.
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, NAICS 2022 Manual.
Not this code if…
| The business mainly does | Use instead |
|---|---|
| Farm raising shellfish | 112512 Shellfish Farming |
Index entries (13)
- 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