Inland Fisheries Management Advisory Committees

(1) The Union Territory Government may, by notification in the Gazette, constitute a Union Territory Fisheries Management Advisory Committee at the Union Territory level and District Fisheries Management Advisory Committees at the District level for the purpose of ensuring the sustainable development, protection and preservation of the fisheries sector, for responsible implementation of aquaculture development and the protection of livelihood of fishermen.

(2) The Union territory Fisheries Management Advisory Committee shall consist of the following members, namely:—

(a) Advisor to Administrator;

(b) two members of Parliament;

(c) Secretary, Fisheries;

(d) five members who shall be technical experts or scientists in the fishery sector;

(e) five trade union representatives from the fishery sector;

(f) two fish farmer representatives;

(g) two representatives of Local Self Government Institutions;

(h) Director of Panchayats;

(i) Executive Director, Agency for Development of Aquaculture;

(j) Managing Director, Co-operative Federation for Fisheries Development;

(k) Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department;

(l) Director, Union Territory Bio-diversity Board;

(m) Chairman/Member Secretary, Union Territory Pollution Control Board;

(n) Director of Fisheries.

(3) In the Union Territory Fisheries Management Advisory Committee constituted under sub-section (1), the representatives of the members of Parliament and the Local Self Government Institutions and non-official members shall be nominated by the Government and the Advisor to Administrator shall be the Chairman and the Director of Fisheries shall be the Convener of the Committee.

(4) The term of office of the committee members, meeting procedure of the Committee, silting fee, travelling allowance etc. of the nominated members, shall be such as may be prescribed.

(5) The constitution of the District Level Fisheries Management Advisory Committees shall be as follows, namely:—

(a) President, District Panchayat;

(b) District Collector;

(c) three members who shall be technical experts/scientists in the fishery sector;

(d) District Manager, MATSYAFED;

(e) ten trade union representatives from the fishery sector;

(f) two fish farmer representatives;

(g) Deputy Director, Panchayat;

(h) Executive Engineer, Water Resources Department;

(i) District level officer of the Union Territory Pollution Control Board;

(j) District Fisheries Officer.

(6) District Panchayat President shall be the Chairman and the District Fisheries Officer shall be the Convener of the District Level Committee and members except ex-officio members shall be nominated by the Government.

(7) The term of office of the committee members, meeting procedure of the Committee, sitting fee, travelling allowance etc. of the nominated members, shall be such as may be prescribed.