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| 国家海洋局 Guójiā Hǎiyáng Jú | |
 Logo of the State Oceanic Administration | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 4 January 1964 |
| Dissolved | 19 March 2018[1] |
| Jurisdiction |  People's Republic of China |
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| Parent department | Ministry of Land and Resources |
| Website | www |
The State Oceanic Administration (SOA; Chinese: 国家海洋局; pinyin: Guójiā Hǎiyáng Jú) was 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.[2] In March 2018, the 13th National People's Congress announced that the newly formed Ministry of Natural Resources will replace the functions of the Ministry of Land & Resources, State Oceanic Administration and the State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping.[citation needed]
Also in 2018, environmental policy functions of the SOA were transferred to the Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE).[3]: 95
- ^ "China picks rising star to run new natural resources ministry". Reuters. 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 23 January 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Lewis, Joanna I. (2023). Cooperating for the Climate: Learning from International Partnerships in China's Clean Energy Sector. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-54482-5.