Flours, meals and pellets, inedible, of fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates

cpc code 21291 covers the production of flours, meals, and pellets derived from various aquatic organisms, including fish, crustaceans, molluscs, and other invertebrates. This industry plays a crucial role in the broader economy, providing essential inputs for the 21292 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidized, dehydrated, sulphurized, blown, polymerized by heat in vacuum or in inert gas, or chemically modified, nesoi; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils, nesoi and 23099 Preparations, nesoi, of a kind used in animal feeding industries, among others. The production of these inedible aquatic flours and meals is a significant component of the global seafood and marine resource processing sector.

The production of flours, meals, and pellets from aquatic organisms typically involves a series of processing steps. First, the raw materials, such as fish, crustaceans, or molluscs, are harvested and transported to the processing facility. The organisms are then cleaned, sorted, and subjected to various mechanical and thermal treatments to extract the desired components. This may include drying, grinding, and pelletizing processes to create the final inedible flours, meals, and pellets.

The main inputs required for the production of flours, meals, and pellets under cpc code 21291 include the raw aquatic organisms, such as fish, crustaceans, and molluscs. Additionally, specialized machinery and equipment, such as drying units, grinders, and pelletizers, are necessary for the various processing steps. Energy sources, such as electricity or fuel, are also required to power the production facilities.

The primary outputs of this industry are the inedible flours, meals, and pellets derived from aquatic organisms. These products are then consumed as inputs by other industries, such as 21292 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their fractions, boiled, oxidized, dehydrated, sulphurized, blown, polymerized by heat in vacuum or in inert gas, or chemically modified, nesoi; inedible mixtures or preparations of animal or vegetable fats or oils, nesoi, which use them to produce animal feeds, and 23099 Preparations, nesoi, of a kind used in animal feeding, which incorporate them into various animal feed formulations.