The Government intends to promote ease of doing business in coastal aquaculture by fine tuning some of the operational procedures of Coastal Aquaculture Authority . The present amendment provides for effecting changes to the certificate of registration in case of changes in ownership or size of the activity and for providing new certificate in case of mutilation , damage or loss of certificate etc .
It also provides for condoning the delay in applying for renewal of registration with compounded fee which was absent in the principal Act . The Amendments expressly empower the Authority to appoint Committees which can contain experts , stake holders and public representatives for the efficient discharge of its duties and performance of its functions under Act
Impact
In 2005 , coastal aquaculture activity was essentially shrimp farming . Now newer forms of environment friendly coastal aquaculture such as cage culture , seaweed culture , bi-value culture , marine ornamental fish culture , pearl oyster culture etc . have come up which can be done in coastal areas and mostly within CRZ . These activities also have the potential for generating huge revenue and creating large scale employment opportunities for coastal fisher communities especially fisherwoman and hence need to be promoted which can be done by bringing them within the ambit of Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act .
Policy
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