North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Canada 2017 Version 3.0

11 - Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

This sector comprises establishments primarily engaged in growing crops, raising animals, harvesting timber, harvesting fish and other animals from their natural habitats and providing related support activities.

Establishments primarily engaged in agricultural research or that supply veterinary services are not included in this sector.

114 - Fishing, hunting and trapping

This subsector comprises establishments primarily engaged in catching fish and other wild animals from their natural habitats. These establishments are dependent upon a continued supply of the natural resource. The catching of fish is the predominant economic activity of this subsector and it usually requires specialized vessels that, by the nature of their size, configuration and equipment, are not suitable for any other type of production, such as transportation. Hunting and trapping utilize a wide variety of production processes and are classified in the same subsector as fishing because the availability of resources and the constraints imposed, such as conservation requirements and proper habitat maintenance, are similar.

1141 - Fishing

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in the commercial catching or taking of finfish, shellfish, and other marine animals from their natural habitats.

11411 - Fishing

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in the commercial catching or taking of finfish, shellfish, and other aquatic animals from their natural habitats.

• Exclusion(s)

  • commercial catching or taking and processing of fresh fish, such as canning, freezing, etc., on the fishing vessel (See 311710 Seafood product preparation and packaging)
  • farm-raising finfish, shellfish or other aquatic animals within a confined space and under controlled feeding and harvesting conditions (See 112510 Aquaculture)

114113 - Salt water fishing^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in catching all types of finfish, shellfish and other marine animals, and harvesting other sea products.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • crab, crayfish and lobster, catching of
  • dulse, Irish moss and laver gathering
  • lobster pound operation
  • marine finfish fishing (e.g., flounder, salmon, trout)
  • marine shellfish fishing (e.g., clam, crab, oyster, shrimp)
  • offshore or deep sea finfish fishing
  • sea worm gathering
  • shellfish, fishing, salt water

  All examples

114114 - Freshwater fishing^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in catching or gathering freshwater species of finfish and shellfish, and harvesting other freshwater products.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • bait catching, freshwater
  • hand lining and long lining fishing, freshwater
  • inland finfish fishing, freshwater
  • shellfish digging or fishing, freshwater

  All examples