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Notifies officers as Adjudicating Officers and Appellate Authorities for coastal districts under the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005.

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The Central Government, in exercise of powers conferred by sub-sections (2) and (3) of section 13A of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 (Act No. 24 of 2005), hereby notifies the designated officers. Officers listed in column (3) of the table are appointed as Adjudicating Officers to adjudicate penalties. Officers listed in column (5) are appointed as Appellate Authorities to hear appeals against orders passed by the Adjudicating Officers. This notification applies to the coastal districts mentioned in column (2) across various States and Union territories, with their respective working stations specified in columns (4) and (6). The States and Union territories covered include Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. This notification comes into force with immediate effect.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-21042025-262574 EXTRAORDINARY PART II-Section 3-Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 194] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, APRIL 17, 2025/CHAITRA 27, 1947 MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (Department of Fisheries) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 9th April, 2025 G.S.R. 233(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) and (3) of section 13A of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 (Act No. 24 of 2005), the Central Government hereby notifies the officers mentioned in column (3) of the Table below as the Adjudicating Officers to adjudicate the penalties and the officer mentioned in column (5) of the said Table as the Appellate Authority to hear appeal against the order passed by the Adjudicating Officer for the coastal districts mentioned in column (2) of the said table in the States and Union territories at the working stations mentioned in the column (4) and (6) respectively, namely:- Table +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | Serial| Name of district | Adjudicating Officer | Working station | Appellate Authority | Working station | | numbe | | | | | | | r | | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | +=======+===================================+===============================+========================+======================+=======================+ | | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 1. | North and Middle | Joint | Sri Vijiya Puram | Director of | Sri Vijiya Puram | | | Andaman | Director of | | Fisheries | | | | | Fisheries | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 2. | South Andaman | Joint | Mayabunder | Director of | Mayabunder | | | | Director of | | Fisheries | | | | | Fisheries | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 3. | Nicobar | Joint | Car Nicobar | Director of | Car Nicobar | | | | Director of | | Fisheries | | | | | Fisheries | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | ANDHRA PRADESH | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 4. | Srikakulam | Dy Director | Srikakulam | Joint | Visakhapatnam | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 5. | Vizianagaram | of Fisheries | | Director of | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 6. | Visakhapatnam | Dy. Director | Anakapalli | Fisheries | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 7. | Anakapalli | of Fisheries | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 8. | Dr.B.R.Ambedkar | Dy. Director | Kakinada | Joint | Amalapuram, Dr. | | | Konaseema | of Fisheries | | Director of | B.R.Ambedkar | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 9. | Kakinada | | | Fisheries | Konaseema | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | | Dy. Director | | | District | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 10. | Eluru | of Fisheries | Eluru | Joint | Bhimavaram, | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 11. | West Godavari | Dy. Director | Bhimavaram | Director of | West Godavari | | | | of Fisheries | | Fisheries | District | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 12. | Krishna | Dy. Director | Gudiwada | Joint | Machilipatnam, | | | | of Fisheries | | Director of | Krishna District | | | | | | Fisheries | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 13. | Bapatla | Dy. Director | Bapatla | Joint | Nellore, SPSR | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 14. | Prakasam | of Fisheries | | Director of | Nellore District | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 15. | SPSR Nellore | Dy. Director | Thirupati | Fisheries | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 16. | Tirupati | of Fisheries | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 17. | Daman | Director- | Daman | Secretary | Daman | | | | cum- Joint | | (Fisheries) | | | | | Secretary | | | | | | | (Fisheries) | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 18. | Diu | Deputy | Diu | | | | | | Collector/ | | | | | | | H.O. | | | | | | | Fisheries | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | GOA | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 19. | North Goa | Deputy | Head Office, | Director of | Head Office, | | | | Director | Panaji | Fisheries | Panaji | | | | Fisheries | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 20. | South Goa | Deputy | Head Office, | Director of | Head Office, | | | | Director | Panaji | Fisheries | Panaji | | | | Fisheries | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | GUJARAT | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 21. | Porbandar | Deputy | Veraval | | Gandhinagar | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 22. | Gir Somnath | Director of | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 23. | Devbhumi Dwarka | Fisheries | | Director of | | | | (Okha) | | | Fisheries | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 24. | Junagadh | | | | | | | (Mangrol) | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 25. | Jamnagar | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 26. | Amreli (Jafrabad) | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 27. | Bhavnagar | Deupty | Rajkot | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 28. | Morbi | Director of | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 29. | Bhuj | Fisheries | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 30. | Anand | Deputy | Vadodara | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 31. | Bharuch | Director of | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 32. | Surat | Fisheries | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 33. | Navsari | Deputy | Surat | | | | | | Director of | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 34. | Valsad | Fisheries | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | KARNATAKA | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 35. | Mangalore | Deputy | Mangalore | Additional | Directorate, | | | | Director of | | Director of | Bangalore | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 36. | Udupi | Fisheries | Udupi | Fisheries | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | | Deputy | | (Marine) | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 37. | Karwar | Director of | Karwar | | | | | | Fisheries | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | KERALA | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 38. | Thiruvananthapuram | Deputy | Thiruvananthapuram | Additional | Thiruvananthapuram | | | | Director of | | Director of | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 39. | Kollam | Fisheries | Kollam | Fisheries | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | | Deputy | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 40. | Alappuzha | Director of | Alappuzha | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 41. | Ernakulam | Fisheries | Ernakulam | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | | Deputy | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 42. | Thrissur | Director of | Thrissur | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 43. | Malappuram | Fisheries | Malappuram | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | | Deputy | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 44. | Kozhikode | Director of | Kozhikode | | | | | | Fisheries | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 45. | Kannur | Deputy | Kannur | | | | | | Director of | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 46. | Kasargode | Fisheries | Kasargode | | | | | | Deputy | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | | Director of | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | LAKSHADWEEP | Fisheries | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 47. | Lakshadweep | Director of | Kavaratti | Secretary | Kavaratti | | | | Fisheries | | (Fisheries) | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | MAHARASHTRA | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 48. | Thane | Regional | | Joint | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 49. | Palghar | Deputy | | Commission | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 50. | Ratnagiri | Commission | Mumbai | er of | Mumbai | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 51. | Raigad | er of | | Fisheries | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 52. | Sindhudurg | Fisheries | | (BW) | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | ODISHA | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 53. | Balasore | Deputy | Directorate of | Joint | Directorate of | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 54. | Bhadrak | Director of | Fisheries (Odisha), | Director of | Fisheries (Odisha), | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 55. | Kendrapara | Fisheries | Cuttack | Fisheries | Cuttack | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 56. | Jagatsinghpur | (Brackish | | (Coastal) | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 57. | Puri | water) | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 58. | Ganjam | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | PUDUCHERRY | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 59. | Puducherry | Director of | Puducherry | Secretary | Puducherry | | | | Fisheries | | (Fisheries) | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | TAMIL NADU | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 60. | Tiruvallur | Joint | O/o JDF&FW | Additional | O/o The | | | | Director of | (Regional), | Director of | Department of | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 61. | Chengalpattu | Fisheries | Chennai | Fisheries | Fisheries and | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 62. | Villupuram | Deputy | O/o DDF&FW, | (Inland) | Fisherman | | | | Director of | (Regional), | | Welfare, | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 63. | Cuddalore | Fisheries | Cuddalore | | Government of | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 64. | Nagapattinam | Joint | O/o JDF&FW | | Tamil Nadu, | | | | Director of | (Regional), | | Nandadam, | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 65. | Mayiladuthurai | Fisheries | Nagapattinam | | Chennai | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 66. | Thanjavur | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 67. | Thiruvarur | Deputy | O/0 DDF&FW | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 68. | Pudukottai | Director of | (Regional), Trichy | | | | | | Fisheries | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 69. | Ramanathapuram | Deputy | O/0 DDF&FW | | | | | | Director of | (Regional), | | | | | | Fisheries | Ramanathapuram | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 70. | Thoothukudi | Joint | O/0 JDF&FW | | | | | | Director of | (Regional), | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 71. | Tirunelveli | Fisheries | Thoothukudi | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 72. | Kanniyakumari | Deputy | O/0 DDF&FW | | | | | | Director of | (Regional), | | | | | | Fisheries | Kanniyakumari | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | | WEST BENGAL | | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 73. | East Midnapore | Additional | Directorate of | Director of | Directorate of | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 74. | South 24 Parganas | Director of | Fisheries, Kolkata | Fisheries | Fisheries, Kolkata | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ | 75. | North 24 Parganas | Fisheries- | | | | | | | Technical | | | | | | | (HQ) | | | | +-------+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------+------------------------+----------------------+-----------------------+ This notification shall come into force with immediate effect. [F. No. j-21001/32/2024-Fy (E-24725)] NEETU KUMARI PRASAD, Jt Secy.

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