ATECO 03—Fishing and aquaculture

Where 03 sits

1. A Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
2. 03 Fishing and aquaculture

Contains 3 narrower codes

• 03.1 Fishing
• 03.2 Aquaculture
• 03.3 Support activities for fishing and aquaculture

What 03 includes

• This division includes capture fishery and aquaculture which are characterised by the gathering of marine, brackish or freshwater fish, crustaceans, molluscs and other organisms and products (for example, aquatic plants, pearls, sponges).
• The division also includes service activities incidental to marine or freshwater fishery or aquaculture.
• This division also includes aquaponics. The term 'aquaponics' cannot therefore be automatically assimilated to division 01 or division 03 because they generate two products: plants (01) and fishes (03). Therefore for the classification of aquaponics, the value added principle should be applied. If included in division 03, the activity should be classified in group 03.2.

What 03 excludes

• Processing of fish, crustaceans or molluscs, whether at land-based plants or on factory ships, see 10.20
• Building and repairing of ships and boats, see 30.11, 30.13, 33.15, 33.18
• Sport or recreational fishing activities, see 93.19

03 in other systems