A gutting device for gutting a fish along its abdominal cavity upon being transported along a transport direction with its head pointing forward in the transport direction, the gutting device comprising - a movable arm capable of moving along at least two axes, one axis being the transport direction, wherein a position of the movable arm is controlled by a controllable actuator, - a blade arranged on the movable arm, wherein the blade is arranged for opening the abdominal cavity of the fish, by cutting along an abdominal seam of the fish, and - a shielding element with a blunt tip, the shielding element being movably arranged on the movable arm, so as to be arranged to track the abdominal cavity of the fish, the shielding element being configured for being in: - a retracted position, where the shielding element is in a position to allow the blade to cut the abdominal cavity of the fish, - a tracking position, where the blunt tip of the shielding element is inside the abdominal cavity of the fish, so as to track and end of the abdominal cavity of the fish, and - a shielding position, where the shielding element is pushed upwards by contact with the end of the abdominal cavity at a genital opening of the fish, thereby shielding the blade from further contact with the fish, characterized in that the shielding element comprises a protruding element with a blunt tip, said protruding element being hinged by at least one joint (P1, P2), so as to allow the shielding element to conform to the shape of the abdominal cavity of the fish, in that the protruding element is hinged to a pivot mechanism mounted to pivot around a first pivotal axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the protruding element, and in that the protruding element is hinged to the pivot mechanism to pivot around a second pivotal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the protruding element. - a movable arm capable of moving along at least two axes, one axis being the transport direction, wherein a position of the movable arm is controlled by a controllable actuator, - a blade arranged on the movable arm, wherein the blade is arranged for opening the abdominal cavity of the fish, by cutting along an abdominal seam of the fish, and - a shielding element with a blunt tip, the shielding element being movably arranged on the movable arm, so as to be arranged to track the abdominal cavity of the fish, the shielding element being configured for being in: - a retracted position, where the shielding element is in a position to allow the blade to cut the abdominal cavity of the fish, - a tracking position, where the blunt tip of the shielding element is inside the abdominal cavity of the fish, so as to track and end of the abdominal cavity of the fish, and - a shielding position, where the shielding element is pushed upwards by contact with the end of the abdominal cavity at a genital opening of the fish, thereby shielding the blade from further contact with the fish, - a retracted position, where the shielding element is in a position to allow the blade to cut the abdominal cavity of the fish, - a tracking position, where the blunt tip of the shielding element is inside the abdominal cavity of the fish, so as to track and end of the abdominal cavity of the fish, and - a shielding position, where the shielding element is pushed upwards by contact with the end of the abdominal cavity at a genital opening of the fish, thereby shielding the blade from further contact with the fish, characterized in that the shielding element comprises a protruding element with a blunt tip, said protruding element being hinged by at least one joint (P1, P2), so as to allow the shielding element to conform to the shape of the abdominal cavity of the fish, in that the protruding element is hinged to a pivot mechanism mounted to pivot around a first pivotal axis perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the protruding element, and in that the protruding element is hinged to the pivot mechanism to pivot around a second pivotal axis perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the protruding element.