FISHERIES-RELATED SIC DESCRIPTIONS

 

This page contains definitions of selected fisheries-related Standard Industry Classifications. We have tried to include industries that reflect several stages of the fishing process, including harvesting and processing, wholesale and retail trade, and the manufacture of commercial fishing gear, processing equipment, and recreational fishing equipment. If there is an industry that you feel should appear on this page, please send an email with either the SIC or NAICS code to efin@psmfc.org.

To see how these compare to industries in the North American Industry Classification System, see our Fisheries Related SIC-NAICS Conversions page.

To look-up a SIC not listed here by keyword or number, go to http://www.osha.gov/oshstats/sicser.html

To examine the 1987 SIC manual structure to see broad categories and how fisheries-related SICs relate to other SICs.


All descriptions are from the Occupational Health and Safety Administration, US Department of Labor website at http://www.osha.gov

Ordered by SIC Code Ordered by SIC Name


SIC Description for 0273

Division A: Agriculture, Forestry, And Fishing
Major Group 02: Agricultural Production Livestock And Animal Specialties

Industry Group 027: Animal Specialties
0273 Animal Aquaculture

Establishments primarily engaged in the production of finfish and shellfish, such as crustaceans and mollusks, within a confined space and under controlled feeding, sanitation, and harvesting procedures. Establishments primarily engaged in hatching fish and in operating fishing preserves are classified in Industry 0921.

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SIC Description for 0912

Division A: Agriculture, Forestry, And Fishing
Major Group 09: Fishing, Hunting, And Trapping

Industry Group 091: Commercial Fishing
0912 Finfish

Establishments primarily engaged in the catching or taking of finfish:

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SIC Description for 0913

Division A: Agriculture, Forestry, And Fishing
Major Group 09: Fishing, Hunting, And Trapping

Industry Group 091: Commercial Fishing
0913 Shellfish

Establishments primarily engaged in the catching or taking of shellfish.

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SIC Description for 0919

Division A: Agriculture, Forestry, And Fishing
Major Group 09: Fishing, Hunting, And Trapping

Industry Group 091: Commercial Fishing
0919 Miscellaneous Marine Products

Establishments primarily engaged in miscellaneous fishing activities, such as catching or taking of sea urchins, terrapins, turtles, and frogs. The gathering of seaweed and sponges is also included in this industry.

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SIC Description for 0921

Division A: Agriculture, Forestry, And Fishing
Major Group 09: Fishing, Hunting, And Trapping

Industry Group 092: Fish Hatcheries And Preserves
0921 Fish Hatcheries and Preserves

Establishments primarily engaged in operating fish hatcheries or preserves. Establishments primarily engaged in the production of fish or frogs under controlled feeding, sanitation, and harvesting procedures are classified in Industry Group 027.

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SIC Description for 2077

Division D: Manufacturing
Major Group 20: - Food And Kindred Products

Industry Group 207: Fats And Oils
2077 Animal and Marine Fats and Oils

Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing animal oils, including fish oil and other marine animal oils, and fish and animal meal; and those rendering inedible stearin, grease, and tallow from animal fat, bones, and meat scraps. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing lard and edible tallow and stearin are classified in Industry Group 201; those refining marine animal oils for medicinal purposes are classified in Industry 2833; and those manufacturing fatty acids are classified in Industry 2899.

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SIC Description for 2091

Division D: Manufacturing
Major Group 20: - Food And Kindred Products

Industry Group 209: Miscellaneous Food Preparations And Kindred
2091 Canned and Cured Fish and Seafoods

Establishments primarily engaged in cooking and canning fish, shrimp, oysters, clams, crabs, and other seafoods, including soups; and those engaged in smoking, salting, drying, or otherwise curing fish and other seafoods for the trade. Establishments primarily engaged in shucking and packing fresh oysters in nonsealed containers, or in freezing or preparing fresh fish, are classified in Industry 2092.

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SIC Description for 2092

Division D: Manufacturing
Major Group 20: - Food And Kindred Products

Industry Group 209: Miscellaneous Food Preparations And Kindred
2092 Prepared Fresh or Frozen Fish and Seafoods

Establishments primarily engaged in preparing fresh and raw or cooked frozen fish and other seafoods and seafood preparations, such as soups, stews, chowders, fishcakes, crabcakes, and shrimp cakes. Prepared fresh fish are eviscerated or processed by removal of heads, fins, or scales. This industry also includes establishments primarily engaged in the shucking and packing of fresh oysters in nonsealed containers.

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SIC Description for 2298

Division D: Manufacturing
Major Group 22: Textile Mill Products

Industry Group 229: Miscellaneous Textile Goods
2298 Cordage and Twine

Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing rope, cable, cordage, twine, and related products from abaca (Manila), sisal, henequen, hemp, cotton, paper, jute, flax, manmade fibers including glass, and other fibers.

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SIC Description for 2399

Division D: Manufacturing
Major Group 23: Apparel And Other Finished Products Made From Fabrics And Similar Materials

Industry Group 239: Miscellaneous Fabricated Textile Products
2399 Fabricated Textile Products, Not Elsewhere Classified

Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing fabricated textile products, not elsewhere classified.

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SIC Description for 2653

Division D: Manufacturing
Major Group 26: Paper And Allied Products

Industry Group 265: Paperboard Containers And Boxes
2653 Corrugated and Solid Fiber Boxes

Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing corrugated and solid fiber boxes and related products from purchased paperboard of fiber stock. Important products of this industry include corrugated and solid fiberboard boxes, pads, partitions, display items, pallets, single face products, and corrugated sheets.

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SIC Description for 2833

Division D: Manufacturing
Major Group 28: Chemicals And Allied Products

Industry Group 283: Drugs
2833 Medicinal Chemicals and Botanical Products

Establishments primarily engaged in: (1) manufacturing bulk organic and inorganic medicinal chemicals and their derivatives and (2) processing (grading, grinding, and milling) bulk botanical drugs and herbs. Included in this industry are establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing agar-agar and similar products of natural origin, endocrine products, manufacturing or isolating basic vitamins, and isolating active medicinal principals such as alkaloids from botanical drugs and herbs.

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SIC Description for 3556

Division D: Manufacturing
Major Group 35: Industrial And Commercial Machinery And Computer Equipment

Industry Group 355: Special Industry Machinery, Except Metalworking
3556 Food Products Machinery

Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing machinery for use by the food products and beverage manufacturing industries and similar machinery for use in manufacturing animal foods. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing food packaging machinery are classified in Industry 3565, and those manufacturing industrial refrigeration machinery are classified in Industry Group 358.

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SIC Description for 3731

Division D: Manufacturing
Major Group 37: Transportation Equipment

Industry Group 373: Ship And Boat Building And Repairing
3731 Ship Building and Repairing

Establishments primarily engaged in building and repairing ships, barges, and lighters, whether self-propelled or towed by other craft. This industry also includes the conversion and alteration of ships and the manufacture of off-shore oil and gas well drilling and production platforms (whether or not self-propelled). Establishments primarily engaged in fabricating structural assemblies or components for ships, or subcontractors engaged in ship painting, joinery, carpentry work, and electrical wiring installation, are classified in other industries.

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SIC Description for 3732

Division D: Manufacturing
Major Group 37: Transportation Equipment

Industry Group 373: Ship And Boat Building And Repairing
3732 Boat Building and Repairing

Establishments primarily engaged in building and repairing boats. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing rubber and nonrigid plastics boats are classified in Major Group 30. Establishments primarily engaged in operating marinas and which perform incidental boat repair are classified in Transportation, Industry 4493; membership yacht clubs are classified in Services, Industry 7997; and those performing outboard motor repair are classified in Services, Industry 7699.

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SIC Description for 3812

Division D: Manufacturing
Major Group 38: Measuring, Analyzing, And Controlling Instruments; Photographic, Medical And Optical Goods; Watches And Clocks

Industry Group 381: Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance,
3812 Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical Systems and Instrument Manufacturing

Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical, and nautical systems and instruments. Important products of this industry are radar systems and equipment; sonar systems and equipment; navigation systems and equipment; countermeasures equipment; aircraft and missile control systems and equipment; flight and navigation sensors, transmitters, and displays; gyroscopes; airframe equipment instruments; and speed, pitch, and roll navigational instruments and systems. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing aircraft engine instruments or meteorological systems and equipment, including weather tracking equipment, are classified in Industry 3829.

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SIC Description for 3949

Division D: Manufacturing
Major Group 39: Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries

Industry Group 394: Dolls, Toys, Games And Sporting And Athletic
3949 Sporting and Athletic Goods, Not Elsewhere Classified

Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing sporting and athletic goods, not elsewhere classified, such as fishing tackle; golf and tennis goods; baseball, football, basketball, and boxing equipment; roller skates and ice skates; gymnasium and playground equipment; billiard and pool tables; and bowling alleys and equipment. Establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing athletic apparel are classified in Major Group 23; those manufacturing athletic footwear are classified in Industries 3021 and 3149; those manufacturing small arms ammunition are classified in Industry 3482; and those manufacturing small arms are classified in Industry 3484.

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SIC Description for 4493

Division E: Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services
Major Group 44: Water Transportation

Industry Group 449: Services Incidental To Water Transportation
4493 Marinas

Establishments primarily engaged in operating marinas. These establishments rent boat slips and store boats, and generally perform a range of other services including cleaning and incidental boat repair. They frequently sell food, fuel, and fishing supplies, and may sell boats. Establishments primarily engaged in building or repairing boats and ships are classified in Manufacturing, Industry Group 373. Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of charter or party fishing boats or rental of small recreational boats are classified in Services, Industry 7999.

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SIC Description for 5142

Division F: Wholesale Trade
Major Group 51: Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods

Industry Group 514: Groceries And Related Products
5142 Packaged Frozen Foods

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of packaged quick-frozen vegetables, juices, meats, fish, poultry, pastries, and other "deep freeze" products. Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of frozen dairy products are classified in Industry 5143, and those distributing frozen poultry, fish, and meat which are not packaged are classified in Industries 5144, 5146, and 5147, respectively.

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SIC Description for 5146

Division F: Wholesale Trade
Major Group 51: Wholesale Trade-non-durable Goods
Industry Group 514: Groceries And Related Products
5146 Fish and Seafoods

Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution (but not packaging) of fresh, cured, or frozen fish and seafoods, except canned or packaged frozen. The preparation of fresh or frozen packaged fish and other seafood, and the shucking and packing of fresh oysters in nonsealed containers, are classified in Manufacturing, Industry 2092. Establishments primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution of canned seafood are classified in Industry 5149, and those distributing packaged frozen foods are classified in Industry 5142.

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SIC Description for 5421

Division G: Retail Trade
Major Group 54: Food Stores

Industry Group 542: Meat And Fish (seafood) Markets, Including
5421 Meat and Fish (Seafood) Markets, Including Freezer Provisioners

Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of fresh, frozen, or cured meats, fish, shellfish, and other seafoods. This industry includes establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale, on a bulk basis, of meat for freezer storage and in providing home freezer plans. Meat markets may butcher animals on their own account, or they may buy from others. Food locker plants primarily engaged in renting locker space for the storage of food products for individual households are classified in Industry 4222. Establishments primarily engaged in the retail sale of poultry are classified in Industry 5499.

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SIC Description for 7999

Division I: Services
Major Group 79: Amusement And Recreation Services

Industry Group 799: Miscellaneous Amusement And Recreation
7999 Amusement and Recreation Services, Not Elsewhere Classified

Establishments primarily engaged in the operation of sports, amusement, and recreation services, not elsewhere classified, such as bathing beaches, swimming pools, riding academies and schools, carnival operation, exposition operation, horse shows, picnic grounds operation, rental of rowboats and canoes, and shooting galleries. Establishments primarily engaged in showing or handling animals at shows or exhibitions are classified in Agricultural Services, Industry Group 075.

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SIC Description for 9512

Division J: Public Administration
Major Group 95: Administration Of Environmental Quality And Housing Programs

Industry Group 951: Administration Of Environmental Quality
9512 Land, Mineral, Wildlife, and Forest Conservation

Government establishments primarily engaged in regulation, supervision and control of land use, including recreational areas; conservation and preservation of natural resources; control of wind and water erosion; and the administration and protection of publicly and privately owned forest lands, including pest control. Planning, management, regulation, and conservation of game, fish, and wildlife populations, including wildlife management areas and field stations; and other matters relating to the protection of fish, game, and wildlife are also classified here. Parks are classified in Services, Industry 7999. Operators of forest property are classified in Forestry, Industry 0811. Operators of game or fish preserves are classified in Major Group 09. Private membership establishments- primarily engaged in promoting conservation of wildlife and protection of animals are classified in Services, Division I.

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