The Authority shall consist of the following members namely:-
(a) the Minister in charge of fisheries in the State of Karnataka shall be the Chairman;
(b) the Director of Fisheries, Karnataka, ex-officio;
(c) a nominee of the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India;
(d) the Director of Ports and Inland Water Transport, Government of Karnataka, exofficio;
(e) an Officer of the Finance Department not below the rank of Deputy Secretary as may be nominated by the State Government;
(f) the Deputy Secretary to Government, incharge of Fisheries;
(g) the Chairman, Karnataka Fisheries Development Corporation, Mangalore, exofficio;
(h) the Chairman, Dakshina Kannada District Co-operative Fish Marketing Federation, Mangalore, ex-officio;
(i) the Chairman, Uttara Kannada District Fish Marketing Federation, Karwar, exofficio;
(j) a person nominated by the State Government from among the operators of deep sea fishing vessels;
(k) a person nominated by the State Government from among the fish merchants;
(l) a representative of a Fisher Women’s Co-operative Society, nominated by the State Government;
1[(la) a representative of the Navy nominated by the State Government in consultation with the Central Government”]1
1. Inserted by Act 16 of 1993 w.e.f. 11.5.1993.
(m) a person nominated by the State Government from among Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes connected with the fishing interest;
(n) two persons nominated by the State Government connected with fishing interest;
(o) the Managing Director of the Authority shall be the Secretary of the Authority.