The Ministry of Maritime Affairs ( pt, Ministério do Mar) is a

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

government ministry. The Ministry of Maritime Affairs is responsible for the coordination of maritime policy, and deals with such aspects as fisheries, the merchant navy, exploitation of marine resources, regulation of

marine conservation Marine conservation, also known as ocean conservation, is the protection and preservation of ecosystems in oceans and seas through planned management in order to prevent the over-exploitation of these marine resources. Marine conservation is i ...

, planning, scientific research and technological development related to the oceans, promotion of an effective presence in

territorial waters The term territorial waters is sometimes used informally to refer to any area of water over which a sovereign state has jurisdiction, including internal waters, the territorial sea, the contiguous zone, the exclusive economic zone, and potent ...

, as well as national participation in European and international bodies responsible for the design and monitoring of maritime policies.

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Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...