NACE 03.12: Freshwater fishing

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 03.12. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 0312.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 03.12 is "Freshwater fishing". It sits in section A (AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING), then division 03 (Fishing and aquaculture), then group 03.1 (Fishing). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 03.12 (Freshwater fishing).

What the class includes

This class includes: - fishing on a commercial basis in inland waters - taking of freshwater crustaceans and molluscs - taking of freshwater aquatic animals

What it excludes

This class excludes: - catching of frogs or collection of snails in the wild, see 01.70 - collecting wild plants (e.g. reeds, sedges), see 02.30 - processing of fish, crustaceans and molluscs on factory ships or in factories ashore, see 10.20 - fishing inspection, protection and patrol services, see 84.24 - fishing practiced for sport or recreation and related services, see 93.19 - operation of sport fishing preserves, see 93.19

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
03.12	Freshwater fishing	1

The label in 24 languages

bgСладководен риболов
csSladkovodní rybolov
daFerskvandsfiskeri
deSüßwasserfischerei
elΑλιεία γλυκών υδάτων
enFreshwater fishing
esPesca en agua dulce
etMageveekalapüük
fiSisävesikalastus
frPêche en eau douce
gaIascaireacht fionnuisce
hrSlatkovodni ribolov
huÉdesvízi halászat
itPesca in acque dolci
ltGėlųjų vandenų žvejyba
lvSaldūdens zvejniecība
mtSajd fl-ilma ħelu
nlBinnenvisserij
plRybołówstwo w wodach śródlądowych
ptPesca em água doce
roPescuitul în apă dulce
skRiečny rybolov
slSladkovodno ribištvo
svSötvattensfiske

Neighbouring classes

03.11 Marine fishing

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Official classification texts from EU Vocabularies (Publications Office of the European Union, CC BY 4.0), read on 2026-10-05. Correspondence tables link classes that cover the same activities; one old class can be split across several new ones, so check the notes before you convert a dataset. Information only.