State Oceanic Administration
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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.