Fish and Seafood Merchant Wholesalers: Business Name Ideas

What this industry covers

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the merchant wholesale distribution of fish and seafood (except canned or packaged frozen).

Businesses classified here include

• Cured fish merchant wholesalers
• Fish (except canned, packaged frozen) merchant wholesalers
• Fish, salted or preserved (except canned), merchant wholesalers
• Fresh fish merchant wholesalers
• Fresh seafood merchant wholesalers
• Frozen fish (except packaged) merchant wholesalers
• Frozen seafood (except packaged) merchant wholesalers
• Seafood (except canned, packaged frozen) merchant wholesalers

Definition and examples from the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS 424460), U.S. Census Bureau.

Name ideas for fish and seafood merchant wholesalers

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Name words that fit, with their meanings

• Fish
• Seafood
• Supply
• Trade
• Source
• Distribution
• Goods

U.S. business numbers

Locations by number of employees nationwide

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns 2022. Counts cover employer establishments (businesses with paid employees); self-employed owners without staff are not included. Small establishments with 1–4 employees include those that reported no paid employees in mid-March.

Top states for fish and seafood merchant wholesalers

1. California 324 locations
2. Florida 248 locations
3. New York 227 locations
4. Maine 148 locations
5. Massachusetts 125 locations
6. Louisiana 107 locations
7. Washington 105 locations
8. Texas 89 locations
9. New Jersey 71 locations
10. North Carolina 50 locations

All 39 states

• Alabama (13)
• Alaska (27)
• Arizona (12)
• California (324)
• Colorado (24)
• Connecticut (15)
• Delaware (4)
• District of Columbia (4)
• Florida (248)
• Georgia (24)
• Hawaii (30)
• Idaho (4)
• Illinois (20)
• Kentucky (4)
• Louisiana (107)
• Maine (148)
• Maryland (45)
• Massachusetts (125)
• Michigan (16)
• Minnesota (7)
• Mississippi (13)
• Missouri (4)
• Montana (3)
• Nevada (11)
• New Hampshire (10)
• New Jersey (71)
• New York (227)
• North Carolina (50)
• Ohio (13)
• Oklahoma (4)
• Oregon (21)
• Pennsylvania (32)
• Rhode Island (23)
• South Carolina (16)
• Tennessee (5)
• Texas (89)
• Virginia (44)
• Washington (105)
• Wisconsin (10)

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