Coastal Aquaculture Authority

The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (CAA) was established under the provisions of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 for regulating the activities connected with coastal aquaculture in coastal areas. It takes measures for regulation of coastal aquaculture by prescribing guidelines to ensure that coastal aquaculture does not cause any detriment to the coastal environment and the concept of responsible coastal aquaculture contained in the guidelines shall be followed in regulating coastal aquaculture activities to protect the livelihood of various sections of people living in the coastal areas.