Coastal Watch
Various interest groups such as Fishing People’s Organisations, Non-Government Organisations, Environmental and Consumer Groups, Academics, Lawyers and activists felt the need to evolve a broad based forum to protect the rights of the coastal communities and the coast from environmental degradation.
A Brief Note on Coastal Action Network
Tamil Nadu is endowed with one of the largest and richest fishery wealth of India. The State has a 1000 km coastline with 1.9 lakh sq.km of EEZ covering the Coromandel Coast, Palk Bay, Gulf of Mannar and the West Coast, besides 21 coral islands in the Gulf of Mannar, with its rich habitats of live corals, coastal lagoons (Pulicat Lake and Muthupet Swamp) and estuaries. Regarding inland fisheries there are 5 major river systems, 51 reservoirs and innumerable tanks. The state has a tropical climate with a temperature ranging from 23 C to 40 C with an average annual rainfall of 945 mm. These natural resources harbour a variety of fin fishes, shell fishes and aquatic plants for developing the fishery wealth for the prosperity of Tamil Nadu. This rich bio-diversity and resources are under threat due to the processes of globalisation and the related economic policies of State and Central Governments.
The various interest groups such as Fishing People’s Organisations, Non-Government Organisations, Environmental and Consumer Groups, Academics, Lawyers and activists felt the need to evolve a broad based forum to protect the rights of the coastal communities and the coast from environmental degradation. Thus, a State level forum of these various organisations was formed in 1996 with the broad objective of protecting the coast and coastal communities.
CAN is involved in the following areas:
- Awareness education on coastal issues and their impact on coastal communities.
- Legal reforms with regard to the coast
- Public policy interventions and critique of budgetary allocations.
- Facilitating campaigns and struggles against destructive development projects along the coast.
Coastal Action Network Meeting Read more
Building and Strengthening Women Fishworkers / vendors forums Read more
Towards Strengthening Coastal Rights Defenders… Ramanathapuram Fishing People’s Conference on 29-11-2014, Ramanathapuram Read more
Resources (Downloads)
Local Government (Entitlements of fishing community government schemes)
Entitlements of fishing community government schemes. Download here
Read MoreCompendium of seven booklets on local self-government for the elected representatives
Compendium of seven booklets on local self-government for the elected representatives: Rights and Duties of...
Read MoreElection Manifesto 2016 on Coast
Election Manifesto 2016 on Rights of Fishing People, other Coastal poor, Fisheries and Coastal Environment...
Read MoreManifesto for Management of the Coast
Election Manifesto for Management of the Coast and Sustainable Development of Fishing Communities Read more
Read MoreTraining
District Level – Coastal Defenders Program on Coastal Community and Coastal Environment Protection
A One-Day Program on Coastal Community and Coastal Environment Protection has been conducted on 14th...
Read MoreState Level Training for Coastal Rights Defenders at Thanjavur
A three day Coastal Defenders training program was conducted from 19th to 21st July at...
Read MoreTwo Day Training for Coastal Defenders
A two-day training programme for coastal youth was conducted at Thanjavur on 7th and 8th...
Read MoreTOT for fishing women and youths on Protecting Coastal Rights in Tamil Nadu on 7 & 8 February 2019, Tanjore District
Institute of Human Rights and Advocacy conducted A two days trainers training for the coastal...
Read MoreEvents
Protecting the Life and Livelihood of the Fishing People and Coastal Ecology
Two day Seminar on Protecting the Life and Livelihood of the Fishing People...
Read MorePeople’s Public Hearing on the Impact of Shrimp Industries on the Coastal Poor, Small Farmers and Landless
Around 18 cases of victims from 6 Districts (Ramanathapuram, Pudhukottai, Thiruvarur, Nagapattinam, Cuddalore, Kancheepuram) who...
Read MoreNagapattinam and Karaikal Fishing People’s Conference 17-11-2014, Nagapattinam
On the Occasion of World Fisheries Day…. Towards Strengthening Coastal Rights Defenders… Nagapattinam and Karaikal...
Read MoreConsultation to Stop implementation of Sethu Samudiram Shipping Canal Project (SSCP)
Consultation to Stop implementation of Sethu Samudiram Shipping Canal Project (SSCP) in any route announced...
Read MoreRecent Posts
Local Government (Entitlements of fishing community government schemes)
Entitlements of fishing community government schemes. Download here
Read MoreCompendium of seven booklets on local self-government for the elected representatives
Compendium of seven booklets on local self-government for the elected representatives: Rights...
Read MoreDistrict Level – Coastal Defenders Program on Coastal Community and Coastal Environment Protection
A One-Day Program on Coastal Community and Coastal Environment Protection has been...
Read MoreState Level Training for Coastal Rights Defenders at Thanjavur
A three day Coastal Defenders training program was conducted from 19th to...
Read More