Member Profile

The current composition of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority is as follows:

 Chairperson

Justice Shri Amar Singh Chauhan

Chairperson-CAA




Member Secretary

    Dr.V.Kripa
    Member Secretary-CAA

    Dr.V.Kripa, Assumed the charge of the post of Member Secretary, Coastal Aquaculture Authority,Chennai on 22/04/2020.


  • Member: Director , CIBA, Chennai(Expert in the field of coastal aquaculture).
  • Member: Dr. R.Sendhil kumar, Scientist "D" Centre for Marine Living Resources and Ecology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India, Kochi.(Expert in the field of coastal ecology).
  • Member: Director, National Centre for Sustainable Coastal Management (NCSCM),Forests and Climate Change, (Ministry of Environment,Government of India, Chennai.(Expert in the field of Enviorment Protection).
  • Member: Joint Secretary (Marine Fisheries),Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying,(Ministry of Fisheries, Government of India, New Delhi).
  • Member: Chairman,Marine Product Export Development Authority, Kochi.
  • Member: Secretary (Fisheries), Government of Andhra Pradesh.
  • Member: Secretary (Fisheries), Government of Odisha.
  • Member: Secretary (Fisheries), Government of Karnataka.
  • Member: Secretary (Fisheries), Government of Kerala.