Delay in Coastal Aquaculture Act Amendment of 2005 drives down India’s dominance in world Aquaculture
Lakhs of rural coastal areas livelihoods affected due to Outdated CAA Act Chennai, 31st March 2023: “Tamil Nadu has the 2nd largest coastline in India followed by Gujarat, comprising of 12 marine districts, 20,000 acres of aqua farming, 85 shrimp hatcheries, 10,00,000 direct employees, hundreds of socioeconomic activities connected with fishermen and their villages. Not only do they contribute directly, but indirectly contribute to the feed, input machinery and transport businesses too. Unfortunately, each and every one of these businesses and activities are at severe risk of becoming redundant if the Government at the Centre and State do not take any steps to have them rectified and support the shrimp industry from a slow death,” said Dr. Joshy K Sankar General Secretary All India Shrimp Hatcheries Association, today at a media conference demanding the Amendment of the 2005 Act immediately. “The inordinate delay in the Coastal Aquaculture Act Amendment 2005 has driven down India...