The present Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) notification will only benefit the real estate lobby in the country, Dominic Presentation, former Minister for Fisheries, has said. Inaugurating the State-level consultative workshop on Emerging issues of new coastal regulation zone notification’ organised at the School of Industrial Fisheries, Cochin University of Science and Technology, here on Saturday, Mr. Presentation said developmental approach must give due importance to the fishermen community. Kerala’s coastal zone is riddled with a number of natural calamities recently and it is also facing the negative impact of climate change, according to an official release quoting him. In his keynote address, B. Madhusoodana Kurup, former Vice Chancellor of Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies, said the amendments to the recent notification weakened the existing regulation. The draft notification will take away the right of waterbodies from the State government. It will lead to a decrease in fisheries resources, besides adversely affecting the livelihood of fishermen, he observed. P. G. Sankaran, Pro-Vice Chancellor of Cusat, presided over the programme.