Registration of coastal aquaculture farms including hatcheries is mandatory
Updated: Aug 01, 2013 05:42:01pm
Chennai, Aug 1 (KNN) All coastal aquaculture farms including hatcheries have to register with the Coastal Aquaculture Authority (CAA) as per the rules of the CAA Act and rules of 2005 as failure to do so could result in imprisonment and fine.
As per the public notice issued today by CAA, “registration made under the Act is valid for a period of five years. Farmers having a valid lease deed for less than five year can also apply for registration; and farmers intending to renew their registration should apply to the member convener of the district level committee (DLC) of the concerned district, in the prescribed format, two months before the expiry of such registration to facilitate uninterrupted culture operations.”
Culture without renewal of registration would be treated as illegal. Failure to register would result in imprisonment upto three years and/or fine upto Rs one lakh.
The notice also stated that permission has been granted to eligible hatcheries having the required biosecurity facilities to import SPF brood stock of L vannamei for seed production; the approved farms permitted to take up L vannamei culture shall procure seed of the same from such hatcheries to whom permission is granted by CAA.
The list of hatcheries approved for such production of SPF L vannamei seed is available on http://www.caa.gov.in
Significantly, hatchery operators are warned that sale of seed to unregistered farms would result in cancellation of the permission granted to import SPF brood stock as well as forfeiture of the bank guarantee furnished for this purpose.
CAA is the sole authority to issue permission to culture L vannamei for the farms located within two kilometres from high tide line (HTL) in the notified coastal areas. Only those farms who have been permitted to culture L vannamei after due inspection by the inspection team of CAA alone can culture L vannamei.
Further, establishments shall procure produces only from farms registered with CAA. In all such cases, the packages shall bear the registration number of the farm allotted by CAA.
Farmers are warned not to carry out pre-harvesting tests of produce from unregistered farms as they will not be accepted for export.
Identification marks given by an authority other than CAA will not be valid and will not be allowed for export. Penal action would be taken for violation of terms.
CAA has warned hatchery operators and shrimp farmers that L vannamei being an exotic species should be bred and cultured only by authorised persons who are required to follow the biosecurity protocols.
Also, unauthorised seed production through pond reared stock and culture of this species by unauthorised farms without proper biosecurity facilities would result in introduction of pathogens into the system and would result in the collapse of the shrimp farming activities in the country.
The Coastal Aquaculture authority (CAA) was established under the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 and notified on 22nd December, 2005. The main objective of the Authority is to regulate coastal aquaculture activities in coastal areas in order to endure sustainable development without causing damage to the coastal environment.
The Authority is empowered to make regulations for the construction and operation of aquaculture farms in coastal areas, inspection of farms to ascertain their environmental impact, registration of aquaculture farms, fixing standards for inputs and effluents, removal or demolition of coastal aquaculture farms, which cause pollution etc.
One of the major tasks accomplished by the CAA was the registration of shrimp farms on the recommendations of the State and District Level Committees constituted for this purpose. Besides clearing the applications for registration, the Authority discussed many vital issues such as norms for registration of hatcheries, antibiotic residues in shrimp, standards for probiotics and feed, High Tide Line (HTL) and Inter Tidal areas, Environment Impact Assessment, stocking density etc.
As per the guidelines notified by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, the team constituted by CAA inspected 50 hatcheries and the committee constituted by the Ministry permitted 24 hatcheries to import SPF L. vannamei broodstock as well as for seed production and sale of post larvae to the registered farms. (KNN/ES)
As per the public notice issued today by CAA, “registration made under the Act is valid for a period of five years. Farmers having a valid lease deed for less than five year can also apply for registration; and farmers intending to renew their registration should apply to the member convener of the district level committee (DLC) of the concerned district, in the prescribed format, two months before the expiry of such registration to facilitate uninterrupted culture operations.”
Culture without renewal of registration would be treated as illegal. Failure to register would result in imprisonment upto three years and/or fine upto Rs one lakh.
The notice also stated that permission has been granted to eligible hatcheries having the required biosecurity facilities to import SPF brood stock of L vannamei for seed production; the approved farms permitted to take up L vannamei culture shall procure seed of the same from such hatcheries to whom permission is granted by CAA.
The list of hatcheries approved for such production of SPF L vannamei seed is available on http://www.caa.gov.in
Significantly, hatchery operators are warned that sale of seed to unregistered farms would result in cancellation of the permission granted to import SPF brood stock as well as forfeiture of the bank guarantee furnished for this purpose.
CAA is the sole authority to issue permission to culture L vannamei for the farms located within two kilometres from high tide line (HTL) in the notified coastal areas. Only those farms who have been permitted to culture L vannamei after due inspection by the inspection team of CAA alone can culture L vannamei.
Further, establishments shall procure produces only from farms registered with CAA. In all such cases, the packages shall bear the registration number of the farm allotted by CAA.
Farmers are warned not to carry out pre-harvesting tests of produce from unregistered farms as they will not be accepted for export.
Identification marks given by an authority other than CAA will not be valid and will not be allowed for export. Penal action would be taken for violation of terms.
CAA has warned hatchery operators and shrimp farmers that L vannamei being an exotic species should be bred and cultured only by authorised persons who are required to follow the biosecurity protocols.
Also, unauthorised seed production through pond reared stock and culture of this species by unauthorised farms without proper biosecurity facilities would result in introduction of pathogens into the system and would result in the collapse of the shrimp farming activities in the country.
The Coastal Aquaculture authority (CAA) was established under the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 and notified on 22nd December, 2005. The main objective of the Authority is to regulate coastal aquaculture activities in coastal areas in order to endure sustainable development without causing damage to the coastal environment.
The Authority is empowered to make regulations for the construction and operation of aquaculture farms in coastal areas, inspection of farms to ascertain their environmental impact, registration of aquaculture farms, fixing standards for inputs and effluents, removal or demolition of coastal aquaculture farms, which cause pollution etc.
One of the major tasks accomplished by the CAA was the registration of shrimp farms on the recommendations of the State and District Level Committees constituted for this purpose. Besides clearing the applications for registration, the Authority discussed many vital issues such as norms for registration of hatcheries, antibiotic residues in shrimp, standards for probiotics and feed, High Tide Line (HTL) and Inter Tidal areas, Environment Impact Assessment, stocking density etc.
As per the guidelines notified by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India, the team constituted by CAA inspected 50 hatcheries and the committee constituted by the Ministry permitted 24 hatcheries to import SPF L. vannamei broodstock as well as for seed production and sale of post larvae to the registered farms. (KNN/ES)
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