In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (i) and (3) of Section 4 of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005, the Central Government established the Coastal Aquaculture Authority vide Notification No. S.O. 1803 (E) dated 22 December 2005. The head office of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority is located at Chennai, Tamil Nadu and Justice A K Rajan (Retired Judge of the Madras High Court) is the chairperson of the Authority.