03 Fishing and aquaculture
This division includes capture fishery and aquaculture, covering the use of fishery resources from marine, brackish or freshwater environments, with the goal of capturing or gathering fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other marine organisms and products (e.g. aquatic plants, pearls, sponges etc). This division does not include building and repairing of ships and boats (30.1, 33.15) and sport or recreational fishing activities (93.19). Processing of fish, crustaceans or molluscs is excluded, whether at land-based plants or on factory ships (10.20).
Where 03 sits in the BSIC hierarchy
- >A Agriculture, forestry and fishing
- >03 Fishing and aquaculture
- >03 Fishing and aquaculture
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Subcategories of 03 Fishing and aquaculture
- 031Fishing
This group includes "capture fishery", i.e. the hunting, collecting and gathering activities directed at removing or collecting live wild aquatic organisms (predominantly fish, molluscs and crustaceans) including plants from the oceanic, coastal or inland waters for human consumption and other purposes by hand or more usually by various types of fishing gear such as nets, lines and stationary traps. Such activities can be conducted on the intertidal shoreline (e.g. collection of molluscs such as mussels and oysters) or shore based netting, or from home-made dugouts or more commonly using commercially made boats in inshore, coastal waters or offshore waters. Such activities also include fishing in restocked water bodies.
- 032Aquaculture
This group includes "aquaculture" (or aquafarming), i.e. the production process involving the culturing or farming (including harvesting) of aquatic organisms (fish, molluscs, crustaceans, plants, crocodiles, alligators and amphibians) using techniques designed to increase the production of the organisms in question beyond the natural capacity of the environment (for example regular stocking, feeding and protection from predators). Culturing/farming refers to the rearing up to their juvenile and/or adult phase under captive conditions of the above organisms.
Other BSIC codes under 03 Fishing and aquaculture
Frequently asked questions
- What is BSIC 03?
- BSIC 03 is "Fishing and aquaculture". This division includes capture fishery and aquaculture, covering the use of fishery resources from marine, brackish or freshwater environments, with the goal of capturing or gathering fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other marine organisms and products (e.g. aquatic plants, pearls, sponges etc). This division does not include building and repairing of ships and boats (30.1, 33.15) and sport or recreational fishing activities (93.19). Processing of fish, crustaceans or molluscs is excluded, whether at land-based plants or on factory ships (10.20).
- What does BSIC 03 include?
- 03 Fishing and aquaculture contains 2 direct subcategories: 031 Fishing; 032 Aquaculture.
- How does BSIC 03 map to other classification systems?
- 03 Fishing and aquaculture has equivalents in ISIC Rev 4 (03). These crosswalks let you translate this code between BSIC and 1 other classification system.
- What is the parent category of 03?
- 03 Fishing and aquaculture sits under 03 Fishing and aquaculture in the BSIC hierarchy.
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