What is the Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023? Answer: The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023 is a bill introduced by the Union Minister of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry, and Dairying, Parshottam Rupala, seeking to amend certain provisions of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005.
Why is the Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023 being introduced? Answer: The Coastal Aquaculture Authority (Amendment) Bill, 2023 is being introduced for "promoting ease of doing business" and fine-tuning the "operational procedures of Coastal Aquaculture Authority".
What does the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 regulate? Answer: The Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 regulates activities connected with coastal aquaculture in the coastal areas.
What does the 2023 Bill seek to do in terms of the definition of coastal aquaculture? Answer: The 2023 Bill seeks to broaden the definition of "coastal aquaculture" or "coastal aquaculture activity" to mean "rearing and cultivation of any life stages of fish, including crustacean, mollusc, finfish, seaweed or any other aquatic life under controlled conditions, either indoor or outdoor, in cement cisterns, ponds, pens, cages, rafts, enclosures or otherwise in saline or brackish water in coastal areas, including activities such as production of brood stock, seed, grow out, but does not include fresh water aquaculture."
What newer forms of environment-friendly coastal aquaculture does the 2023 Bill aim to promote? Answer: The 2023 Bill aims to promote newer forms of environment-friendly coastal aquaculture such as "cage culture, seaweed culture, bi-valve culture, marine ornamental fish culture and pearl oyster culture".
What is the purpose of the biosecurity measures mentioned in the 2023 Bill? Answer: The purpose of the biosecurity measures mentioned in the 2023 Bill is to prevent the risk of introducing or spreading harmful organisms like viruses and bacteria within the coastal aquaculture unit, which could lead to infectious diseases.
What does the 2023 Bill seek to prevent in terms of the use of antibiotics in coastal aquaculture? Answer: The 2023 Bill seeks to prevent the use of antibiotics and "pharmacologically active substances", which are harmful to human health in coastal aquaculture.
What is the purpose of the "Brood Stock Multiplication Centre" mentioned in the 2023 Bill? Answer: The purpose of the "Brood Stock Multiplication Centre" mentioned in the 2023 Bill is to receive "post-larvae or juvenile which are specific pathogen free" or tolerant or resistant to such pathogens or other post-larvae or juveniles from a "Nucleus Breeding Centre", to be reared under strict biosecurity and disease surveillance.
What other document provides guidelines for regulating the establishment and operation of SPF shrimp broodstock multiplication centres? Answer: The 2015 "Guidelines for Regulating Establishment and Operation of SPF Shrimp Broodstock Multiplication Centres", published by the National Fisheries Development Board, which is part of the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying, and Fisheries, also provides guidelines for regulating the establishment and operation of SPF shrimp broodstock multiplication centres.
When did the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 come into force? Answer: The Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 was enacted by Parliament on June
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