SNI 03.2—Aquaculture

Where 03.2 sits

1. A Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
2. 03 Fishing and aquaculture
3. 03.2 Aquaculture

Contains 2 narrower codes

• 03.21 Marine aquaculture
• 03.22 Freshwater aquaculture

What 03.2 includes

• This group includes aquaculture (or aquafarming), in other words, the production process involving the culturing or farming (including harvesting) of aquatic organisms (for example, fish, molluscs, crustaceans, plants, 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). Aquaculture also encompasses individual, corporate or state ownership of the individual organisms throughout the rearing or culture stage, up to and including harvesting.
• Culturing/farming refers to the rearing up to their juvenile and/or adult phase under captive conditions of the above organisms.
• Breeding/farming of fry and adults under artificial conditions

What 03.2 excludes

• Production of bird skins from ranching operations or skins from farming reptiles (e.g. snakes and turtles), see 01.48
• Breeding and raising of reptiles, see 01.48

03.2 in other systems