Processing
Processing or to process means preparing or packaging coastal pelagic species to render the fish suitable for human consumption, pet food, industrial uses or long-term storage, including, but not limited to, cooking, canning, smoking, salting, drying, filleting, freezing, or rendering into meal or oil, but does not mean heading and gutting unless there is additional preparation.
Source
50 CFR § 660.502
Scoping language
In addition to the definitions in the Magnuson-Stevens Act and in 600.10 of this chapter, the terms used in this subpart have the following meanings: