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03.2 – Aquaculture

Akvakultūra

Description

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.
This group also includes: - breeding/farming of fry and adults under artificial conditions
This group 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

Codes in this group

CodeNameDescription

This class includes: - fish farming in sea water, including farming of marine ornamental fish - production of bivalve spat (e.g. oyster mussel, etc.), lobsterlings, shrimp post-larvae, fish fry and fingerlings - growing of seaweed and algae - culture of crustaceans, bivalves, other molluscs and other aquatic animals in sea water · This class also includes: - aquaculture activities in brackish waters - land-based aquaculture activities in salt water filled tanks and reservoirs - operation of marine fish hatcheries and marine worm farms - marine microalgae cultivation · This class excludes: - frog farming, see 03.22 - operation of sport fishing preserves, see 93.19

03.22 Freshwater aquaculture

This class includes: - fish farming in freshwater, including farming of freshwater ornamental fish - culture of freshwater crustaceans, bivalves, other molluscs and other aquatic animals - operation of fish hatcheries (freshwater) - farming of frogs - growing of seaweed and algae (edible or not) · This class also includes: - freshwater microalgae cultivation · This class excludes: - aquaculture activities in salt water filled tanks and reservoirs, see 03.21 - operation of sport fishing preserves, see 93.19

Equivalents

EVRK 2.1 red.03.2AkvakultūraIn force
PKD 202503.2AkwakulturaIn force

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NACE Rev. 2.103.2Aquaculture

EVRK 2.1 red.03.2Akvakultūra PKD 202503.2Akwakultura

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