COASTAL AQUACULTURE AUTHORITY LAUNCHES NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR FARM REGISTRATION

by Fishery News

The Coastal Aquaculture Authority, Chennai, has begun nationwide registration of all coastal aquaculture for implementing 100% registration of coastal aquaculture for the farm. For the first time the event was organized in the Nagapatinam of Tamil Nadu state, with the objective of increasing the knowledge of farmers about the registration.

The move is following an amendment to Coastal Aquaculture Act that allows farmers to register their farms on their private properties which are currently undeveloped and grant the farmers exemption from late renewals provided they pay double the registration fees for the late renewal. Through this move, it is anticipated that more than 35,000 farms will experience a positive inflow. Brochures in native languages are also issued to further improvement in the campaign.

The CAA Act, 2005 envisages regulations for the establishment of aquaculture units along the coast, thus rendering non-registration of the same an offence. The purpose of the Act is to promote sustainable aquaculture practices and to preserve the vast water body that is the coast. CAA targets to hold such programmes in association with and respective state departments of fisheries and MPEDA in all states.

The campaign endeavours to become a platform that provides assistance to farmers, making 100% the registration of coastal aquaculture units to meet the criteria for all the farmed products.

Farmers from various districts of Tamil Nadu participated in the program, submitting applications for registration and renewals. Officials from the Department of Fisheries and Fishermen Welfare facilitated the process, with representatives from NAFA, CAA, MPEDA, and Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University also in attendance.

Subsequently, the campaign aims at simplifying farm registration procedures, encouraging both legality and traceability among the aquaculture players thus implementing sustainable practices and the need for environmental protection.

 

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