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Defense Industry sector in the state, constitu- Administration bodies at the time, which
ted a “Naval Technological Cluster” that was proved to be quite ineffective. The political
also the seed to aggregate academia and will over the years extinguishes, creates, and
especially the public sector, which enacted merges bodies and the resulting migration of
state laws, decrees and programs specifically responsibilities is not always explicit. An ob-
aimed at for the theme –; and Santa Cata- vious example of this constant need for read-
rina – which was also leveraged by the in- justment is that, during the term of the GTI-
terest of the Naval Industry (Defense) saw its NMP, responsibilities previously in the sphere
enormous potential for the Nautical Industry of the Ministry of Economy were divided into
(sports and leisure) and added public power the created Ministry of Labor and Social Se-
in initiatives to leverage the state’s sea eco- curity, which implied the need to readjust the
nomy. Others could also be mentioned, such Decree with the inclusion of a sixteenth inte-
as Bahia, São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul, gral body – the MTP.
but it would make the focus of the present 7 See note “v”.
work more diffuse. 8 The National Maritime Authority was estab-
4 The popularly known “ocean decade” ac- lished by Law Number 9,537, of December
tually has an outline eminently more linked 11, 1997, which provides for the safety of
to science and the marine ecosystem and its waterway traffic in waters under national ju-
official name is “decade for ocean science risdiction and makes other provisions, and by
and sustainable development” (United Na- Complementary Law Number 97, of June 9,
tions Decade of Ocean Science for Sustaina- 1997, in your art. 17, P. Unic, designates the
ble Development). Navy Commander as “Maritime Authority”.
5 UNESCO kept track of all States that pu- 9 For more details and follow-up discussions,
blished their national wills aimed at the sea, see: https://www.ippapublicpolicy.org
through the “Intergovernmental Oceano- 10 The option of some States to establish
graphic Commission – Resources, meetings, central decision-making bodies, given the
Documents” (last version made available in complex and relevant relationship with the
2007). These were not always called “Poli- sea, is not unique. There are several States,
cies”, some States called them in different mainly in the Community of Portuguese-S-
ways, such as Canada (Canada’s Oceans peaking Countries (CPLP) that have “Minis-
Strategy), China (“The Development of Mai- tries of the Sea”, such as Portugal (1983-
ne Affairs of China – The Ocean White Pa- 1985; 1991-1995, 2015 onwards), Cape
per), Portugal (“The Ocean White Paper”). Verde – Ministry of the Maritime Economy;
Strategy for the Sea”), among others. Availa- São Tomé and Príncipe – Minister of Plan-
ble at: https://www.jodc.go.jp/jodcweb/info/ ning, Finance and Blue Economy; Mozam-
ioc_doc/Technical/158387e.pdf. bique – Ministry of the Sea, Inland Waters
6 The explanation of the expression “Public and Fisheries; or even other States: Croatia
Administration in force” is not accidental. - Ministry of the Sea, Transport and Infra-
One of the main features of NMP /94 is the structure; France – Ministry of the Sea or Sou-
assignment of tasks/responsibilities to Public th Korea – Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries.

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