The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill 2023

On 5th April, 2023, the Central Government introduced the Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023.

  • The Bill seeks to amend certain provisions of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005.

Key Highlights

Regulation of Allied Coastal Aquaculture Activities

  • The Bill adds that any facility that is engaged in coastal aquaculture or any allied activity will be regulated as a coastal aquaculture unit.It provides for the registration and regulation of such units.
  • It prohibit coastal aquaculture activities in:
    • ecologically sensitive areas or in geo-morphological features such as mountains, valleys, or volcanoes,
    • no-development zones in seas and buffer zones in creeks, rivers, and ....
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