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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
The Gazette of India
CG-DL-E-06022026-269870
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (ii)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 528]
NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2026/MAGHA 15, 1947
MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING
(Department of Fisheries)
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 4th February, 2026
S.O. 557(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 4 of the Coastal
Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 (24 of 2005), and in supersession of the notification of the Government of
India, Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Department of Fisheries, number S.O.
1341(E), dated the 20th March, 2025, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3,
Sub-section (ii), except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central
Government hereby appoints the following persons as members of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority for
the purpose of the said Act, namely :-
(1) Chairperson appointed under clause (a) of sub-section (3) of section 4:
The Chairperson, who is, or has been, a Judge of a High Court
(Vacant)
(2) Member appointed under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 4:
Director,
Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture (CIBA), Chennai,
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India.
-Member;
(3) Member appointed under clause (c) of sub-section (3) of section 4:
Director,
Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Kochi.
Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India.
-Member;
(4) Member appointed under clause (d) of sub-section (3) of section 4:
Director,
National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM),
Chennai.
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India.
-Member;
(5) Member appointed under clause (e) of sub-section (3) of section 4:
Joint Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare,
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Government of India.
-Member;
(6) Member appointed under clause (f) of sub-section (3) of section 4:
Chairman, Marine Products Export Development Authority, Kochi.
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India.
-Member;
(7) Member appointed under clause (fa) of sub-section (3) of section 4:
Joint Secretary (Marine Fisheries), Department of Fisheries, Ministry of
Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying, Government of India.
-Member;
Representatives of each of the Coastal States and Union territories appointed under clause (g) of sub-
section (3) of section 4:
(8) Secretary (Fisheries) or his authorised representative, Government of Andaman
and Nicobar Island.
-Member;
(9) Secretary (Fisheries) or his authorised representative, Government of Andhra
Pradesh.
-Member;
(10) Secretary (Fisheries) or his authorised representative, Government of Dadra
and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.
-Member;
(11) Secretary (Fisheries) or his authorised representative, Government of Goa.
-Member;
(12) Secretary (Fisheries) or his authorised representative, Government of Gujarat.
-Member;
(13) Secretary (Fisheries) or his authorised representative, Government of
Karnataka.
-Member;
(14) Secretary (Fisheries) or his authorised representative, Government of Kerala.
-Member;
(15) Secretary (Fisheries) or his authorised representative, Government of
Lakshadweep.
-Member;
(16) Secretary (Fisheries) or his authorised representative, Government of
Maharashtra.
-Member;
(17) Secretary (Fisheries) or his authorised representative, Government of Odisha.
-Member;
(18) Secretary (Fisheries) or his authorised representative, Government of
Puducherry.
-Member;
(19) Secretary (Fisheries) or his authorised representative, Government of Tamil
Nadu.
-Member; and
(20) Secretary (Fisheries) or his authorised representative, Government of West
Bengal.
-Member.
2. The tenure of the Chairperson shall be three years from the date of assumption of charge of the post.
3. The term of other members of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority shall be for a period of three years
from the date of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette.
[F. No. 33036/04/2018-Fy(T-2) (E-9908)]
NEETU KUMAR PRASAD, Jt. Secy.