DESCRIZIONE
The invention relates to an apparatus (10) for automatically supplying fish (11) to a fish processing machine, comprising a cross-conveyor device (12) having carriers (13) forming receptacles for receiving and transporting individual fish (11), each having the abdomen or spine pointing forward in the transport direction T, to a device (15) for recognizing the respective abdominal/supinal position of said fish (11), and to a turning device (17) for turning incorrectly positioned fish (11) into a uniform abdominal/supinal position of all fish (11), characterized in that additionally a device (16) is provided for measuring the fish thickness and said turning device (17) comprises a first unit (18) for setting up said fish (11) and a second unit (19) for tilting said fish (11), wherein both units (18, 19) are effectively connected to said cross-conveyor device (12) and to said devices (15, 16) for recognizing the respective abdominal/supinal position and for measuring the fish thickness. The invention furthermore relates to a corresponding method.