Standards on Fish, crustaceans and aquatic products

European and International standards, CEN standards, ISO standards for fish, crustacean, molluscan, fish, finfish, shellfish, aquaculture, fishing gear


Technical committee



Related standards or drafts


European and ISO or IEC standards cover Fish, crustaceans and aquatic products and related equipment or systems.

Some topics covered by CEN, CENELEC, ISO or IEC standards include:
- Environmental impact on finfish farms
- Traceability of crustacean products
- Traceability of finfish products
- Electrical installations on and about sea and inland water located fish farms
- Microbiology of the food chain
- Requirements for labelling of distribution units and pallets in the trade of fishery and aquaculture products
- Circular considerations of fishing gear, circular design of fishing gear and aquaculture equipment (ongoing standardization work)

Some products include: 03311000-5 Fish; 03311100-3 Flat fish; 03311110-6 Sole; 03311120-9 Plaice; 03311200-4 Fish of the cod family; 03311210-7 Cod; 03311220-0 Pollock; 03311230-3 Hake; 03311240-6 Haddock; 03311300-5 Herring; 03311400-6 Tuna; 03311500-7 Whiting; 03311600-8 Whitebait; 03311700-9 Salmon; 03312000-9 Crustaceans; 03312100-0 Oysters; 03312200-1 Shellfish; 03312300-2 Aquatic invertebrates; 03313000-6 Aquatic products; 03313100-7 Corals or similar products; 03313200-8 Natural sponges; 03313300-9 Seaweeds; 03313310-2 Algae