Key facts
Code summary
Code 032
Official title Aquaculture
Version PSIC 2019
Source layer PSA / BSP
Parent 03 - Fishing and Aquaculture
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PSIC 2019 Navigation-first hub Group 032 - Aquaculture
PSIC Group 032 covers Aquaculture. Direct children below it include Operation of freshwater fish pond, fish pens, cage and hatcheries, Operation of marine or sea water fish tanks, pens, cage and hatcheries, and Prawn...
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Child codes
These are the next codes most users should open after this hub page.
0321
Operation of freshwater fish pond, fish pens, cage and hatcheries
0322 Operation of marine or sea water fish tanks, pens, cage and hatcheries
0323 Prawn culture in brackish water
0324 Culture of mollusks, bivalves and other crustaceans (except prawn culture)
0325 Pearl culture and pearl shell gathering
0326 Seaweeds farming and gathering
0329 Other aquaculture activities
0327 Gathering of Laver and other Edible Seaweeds
0328 Support Service Activities Incidental to Aquaculture
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About this level
Practical summary
Group 032 sits in the PSIC 2019 hierarchy under A Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing > 03 Fishing and Aquaculture. This group usually narrows the choice to a small family of classes such as Operation of freshwater fish pond, fish pens, cage and hatcheries, Operation of marine or sea water fish tanks, pens, cage and hatcheries, and Prawn culture in brackish water. It is useful when two or three neighboring activities look similar but should not be collapsed into one code.
Administrative context
Where this code is used
This group is used when reviewers compare a short list of classes such as Operation of freshwater fish pond, fish pens, cage and hatcheries, Operation of marine or sea water fish tanks, pens, cage and hatcheries, and Prawn culture in brackish water and need to decide which family is the closest fit. It is common in internal classification review and administrative lookup work.
Selection note
How to choose it
Use this group when the activity sits between similar classes such as Operation of freshwater fish pond, fish pens, cage and hatcheries, Operation of marine or sea water fish tanks, pens, cage and hatcheries, and Prawn culture in brackish water. The safest choice is the one whose wording matches the actual production, service or operating model most closely.
Official note
Source-backed description
This group includes aquaculture (or aquafarming), i.e. the production process involving the culturing or farming (including harvesting) of aquatic organisms (fish, mollusks, crustaceans, plants, crocodile, alligators and amphibians) using techniques designed to increase the production of the organisms in question beyond the natural capacity of the environment (for example regular stocking, feeding and protection from predators). Culturing/farming refers to the rearing up to their juvenile and/or adult phase under captive conditions of the above organisms. In addition, aquaculture also encompasses individual, corporate or state ownership of the individual organisms throughout the rearing or culture stage, up to and including harvesting.
FAQ
What does PSIC Group 032 cover?
PSIC Group 032 clusters a smaller family of classes under Aquaculture and is useful when the business sits between closely related options.
How do I compare Group 032 with sibling groups?
Look at the parent class and the nearby sibling groups. On this page, the most relevant nearby options are 031 Fishing.
Why is Group 032 useful for classification?
It sits at the point where a broad sector is already narrowed enough to compare a small family of similar classes before the final code choice.