State Oceanic Administration
The State Oceanic Administration ( SOA; ) 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 . 
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