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Obalna straţa ima vaţnu funkciju nadzora pomorskog suvereniteta granica odreĎene drţave. Izraz obuhvaća širok spektar odgovornosti u različitim zemaljama, od naoruţane vojne sile sa carinskim i sigurnosnim duţnostima do dobrovoljne organizacije zaduţene za potragu i spašavanje bez ikakvih ovlasti za provoĎenje zakona. Obalna straţa jamči sigurnost graĎana i dobara, sprječava ilegalne prodore u drţavu, kao i kriminalne radnje i eksploataciju prirode. Značajni primjeri obalnih straţa u svijetu su Sjedinjene Američke Drţave, Francuska i Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo. Republika Hrvatska pokušava odrţati korak sa modernim drţavama u pogledu zakonske regulative i tehnologije, svjesna koliki je njezin značaj na kontinentu Europe i unutar Europske unije. Obalna straţa Republike Hrvatske glavni je nositelj aktivnosti nadzora i zaštite prava i nacionalnih interesa Republike Hrvatske na Jadranskom moru što je jamstvo kvalitetnog i cjelovitog nadzora i zaštite Jadranskog mora od svih oblika ugroze. U radu se analizira status obalne straţe s aspekta nadzora, sigurnosti i zaštite nacionalnih interesa na moru.The Coast Guard has an important function of overseeing the maritime sovereignty of a certain country. The term embraces wide range of responsibilities in different countries, from being a heavily armed military force with customs and security duties to being a volunteer organization tasked with search and rescue without law enforcement authority. The Coast Guard guarantees the security of citizens and goods, preventing illegal penetration into the state, as well as criminal activities and exploitation of nature. Significant examples of coastal guards in the world are the United States, France and the United Kingdom. The Republic of Croatia is trying to keep up with modern states in terms of legislation and technology, aware of its importance on the continent of Europe and within the European Union. The Croatia Coast Guard is the main bearer of the activities of monitoring and protection of the rights and interests of the Republic of Croatia in the Adriatic Sea, which is a great guarantee of quality and full control and protection of the Adriatic Sea and all forms of endangerment. This thesis analysis status of the coast guard from the aspect of surveillance, security and protection of national interests at sea