Processing
Processing means any operation by a vessel to receive fish from a fishing vessel and/or the preparation of fish, including but not limited to cleaning, cooking, canning, smoking, salting, drying, or freezing, either on the vessel's behalf or to assist another vessel.
Source
50 CFR § 300.151
Scoping language
In addition to the terms defined in 300.2 and those in the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the terms used in this subpart have the following meanings. If a term is defined differently in 300.2 or the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the definition in this section shall apply.