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Center for Marine Studies

Coordinates: 25°34′26″S 48°21′01″W / 25.57389°S 48.35028°W / -25.57389; -48.35028
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25°34′26″S 48°21′01″W / 25.57389°S 48.35028°W / -25.57389; -48.35028

Center for Marine Studies
Federal University of Paraná
Centro de Estudos do Mar
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Established1982 (1982)
Location, ,
Websitewww.cem.ufpr.br

The Center for Marine Studies (Portuguese: Centro de Estudos do Mar, CEM) is a satellite campus and marine research station of the Federal University of Paraná (Portuguese: Universidade Federal do Paraná, UFPR), located in the municipality of Pontal do Paraná, Brazil. Established in 1982 as a marine biology laboratory, it has since extended its activities into the fields of physical, chemical and geological oceanography, coastal management and environmental social science. It offers undergraduate courses in Oceanography, Aquaculture Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering and Natural Sciences, besides sponsoring a graduate program in Ocean and Coastal Systems.

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