Earlier, the State Oceanic Administration had asked ConocoPhillips to finish the seabed cleanup by early this week and complete the whole cleanup by Aug. 31.

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According to the South China Morning Post, ConocoPhillips immediately reported the first spill to the State Oceanic Administration on June 4, the day it occurred.

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An official in the State Oceanic Administration told Chinese official media that heavy winds on Monday had broken up the spill and dispersed it more widely than had previously been reported.

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The State Oceanic Administration said this week that it asked the company to give a comprehensive assessment report on the cleanup process of the oily mud with details on the spill area, including the cleaned and to-be-cleaned parts of the bay, China Daily reported.

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The State Oceanic Administration accuses Japan's Weekly Post of "sheer nonsense and malicious speculation" following its expose on a Chinese government ship allegedly aiming a machine gun at a Japanese fishing boat near disputed East China Sea islands on 18 February, People's Daily reports.

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The program administered by NASA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the State Department is a hands-on, primary and secondary school-based, science and education program that facilitates collaboration among students, teachers, and scientists around the world as they perform inquiry-based investigations of the environment and Earth systems.

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Portland State funded the study along with Oregon Sea Grant, a program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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