If forests belong to the forest-dwellers, then the coastal areas should belong to the fishing community.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/fishermen-rights-act-coastal-areas-works
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/financial-express-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/fisherfolk
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/parliament
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vedanta-aluminium
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bauxite
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/coastal-regulation-zone-notification
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/environment