Class · NACE Rev. 2.1

03.11 Marine fishing

active

Includes

fishing on a commercial basis in ocean and coastal waters
taking of marine crustaceans and molluscs
whaling
taking of marine aquatic animals (e.g. turtles, sea squirts, tunicates, sea urchins)

gathering of other marine organisms and materials (e.g. natural pearls, sponges, coral, seaweed, algae)

capturing of marine mammals apart from whales (e.g. seals, walruses), see 01.70
processing of whales on factory ships, see 10.11
processing of fish, crustaceans and molluscs on factory ships or in factories ashore, see 10.20
rental of pleasure boats with crew for sea and coastal water transport (e.g. for fishing trips), see 50.10
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

Per the official Eurostat correspondence table (NACE Rev. 2 → NACE Rev. 2.1):

NACE Rev. 2 origin	Heading (Rev. 2)	Mapping	Type
03.11	Marine fishing	NACE Rev. 2 class 03.11 is mapped to NACE Rev. 2.1 classes 03.11, 03.30	9:10

Content moved from 03.11 includes:

fishing on a commercial basis in ocean and coastal waters
taking of marine crustaceans and molluscs
whaling
taking of marine aquatic animals, e.g.: turtles, sea squirts, tunicates, sea urchins
gathering of other marine organisms and materials: natural pearls, sponges, coral, seaweed, algae

Code	03.11
Level	Class
Parent	03.1
Classification	NACE Rev. 2.1
Legal basis	Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/137
Source	Eurostat (ShowVoc dissemination platform)
Data checked	2026-07-20