Coastal aquaculture farms have not been scientifically designed and located, resulting in excessive ecological damages.

No proper peripheral drainage has been provided around the aquaculture farms.

The saline water intake and effluent discharge points from aquaculture farms are located in close vicinity resulting in contamination of feed water to the aquaculture units threatening their productivity.

Three types of saline water supply systems are in vogue for the aquaculture farming, viz.

- direct pumping from the sea, creek, and estuary

- direct pumping from deep sea with jetties

- using high tides of sea for carrying saline water through excavated canals.

These activities for feed water supply to the aquaculture ponds have resulted in :

- loss of fish catch (except in the case of feed water supply through sea water canal system)

- loss due to damage of fishing nets.

- degradation of fragile coastal land.

Large commercial aquaculture farms have installed fencing in and around the farms resulting in blockage of free access for the fisherman to the sea shore.

The wastewater discharge from the aquaculture farms released into the creeks is not properly flushed out of the creek during l