North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) 2002

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.

112 - Animal Production

This subsector comprises establishments, such as ranches, farms and feedlots, primarily engaged in raising animals, producing animal products and fattening animals. Industries have been created taking into account input factors such as suitable grazing or pasture land, specialized buildings, type of equipment, and the amount and type of labour required. An establishment is classified to a NAICS industry or a national level industry within this subsector provided that fifty percent or more of the establishment's agricultural production consists of the products of that industry. Establishments with fifty percent or more animal production and with no one product or family of products of an industry accounting for fifty percent of the production are treated as combination animal farms and classified to 11299, All Other Animal Production.

1125 - Animal Aquaculture

This industry group comprises establishments primarily engaged in farm-raising finfish, shellfish, or any other kind of aquatic animal. These establishments use some form of intervention in the rearing process to enhance production, such as keeping animals in captivity, regular stocking and feeding of animals, and protecting them from predators.

11251 - Animal Aquaculture

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in farm-raising finfish, shellfish, or any other kind of aquatic animal. These establishments use some form of intervention in the rearing process to enhance production, such as keeping animals in captivity, regular stocking and feeding of animals, and protecting them from predators.

• Exclusion(s):

  Establishments primarily engaged in:

  • catching or taking fish and other aquatic animals from their natural habitats (See 11411 Fishing)

112510 - Animal Aquaculture^CAN

This Canadian industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in farm-raising finfish, shellfish, or any other kind of aquatic animal. These establishments use some form of intervention in the rearing process to enhance production, such as keeping animals in captivity, regular stocking and feeding of animals, and protecting them from predators.

• Example Activities:

  • Aquaculture, animal, freshwater
  • Aquaculture, animal, salt water
  • Crustacean farming
  • Cultured pearl production
  • Finfish farming
  • Finfish hatcheries
  • Fingerlings (hatchery fish), raising, fisheries service
  • Fish farming
  • Frog production, farm raising
  • Mollusk production, farm raising
  • Oyster production, farm raising
  • Pearls, cultured, production of
  • Shellfish, farming