NACE 03.22: Freshwater aquaculture

NACE Rev. 2.1 class. Replaces NACE Rev. 2 03.22. Closest ISIC Rev. 4: 0322.

NACE Rev. 2.1 class 03.22 is "Freshwater aquaculture". It sits in section A (AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING), then division 03 (Fishing and aquaculture), then group 03.2 (Aquaculture). In the previous classification, NACE Rev. 2, the activity was covered by 03.22 (Freshwater aquaculture).

What the class includes

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)

What it excludes

This class excludes: - aquaculture activities in salt water filled tanks and reservoirs, see 03.21 - operation of sport fishing preserves, see 93.19

Correspondence with NACE Rev. 2

NACE Rev. 2	Label (Rev. 2)	Also maps to
03.22	Freshwater aquaculture	2

The label in 24 languages

bgРазвъждане и отглеждане на риба и други водни организми в сладководни басейни
csSladkovodní akvakultura
daFerskvandsbrug
deSüßwasseraquakultur
elΥδατοκαλλιέργεια γλυκών υδάτων
enFreshwater aquaculture
esAcuicultura en agua dulce
etMagevee-vesiviljelus
fiKalanviljely sisävesissä
frAquaculture en eau douce
gaDobharshaothrú fionnuisce
hrSlatkovodna akvakultura
huÉdesvízi akvakultúra
itAcquacoltura in acque dolci
ltGėlųjų vandenų akvakultūra
lvSaldūdens akvakultūra
mtAkkwakultura tal-ilma ħelu
nlAquacultuur in zoet water
plAkwakultura w wodach śródlądowych
ptAquicultura em água doce
roAcvacultura în apă dulce
skRiečna akvakultúra
slSladkovodna akvakultura
svVattenbruk i sötvatten

Neighbouring classes

03.21 Marine aquaculture

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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.