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State Oceanic Administration

State Oceanic Administration
国家海洋局
Guójiā Hǎiyáng Jú
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Agency overview
Formed January 4, 1964 (1964-01-04)
Jurisdiction  People's Republic of China
Agency executive
Parent department Ministry of Land and Resources
Website www.soa.gov.cn

State Oceanic Administration (SOA; Chinese: 国家海洋局; pinyin: Guójiā Hǎiyáng Jú) is an administrative agency subordinate to the Ministry of Land and Resources, responsible for the supervision and management of sea area in the People's Republic of China and coastal environmental protection, protecting national maritime rights and organizing scientific and technical research of its territorial waters. The current Administrator of SOA is Wang, Hong.

The main functions of the agency are:

The agency is organized in the following departments.

The following agencies that are subordinate to the State Ocean Administration:


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