The Center for Marine Studies (

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: ''Centro de Estudos do Mar'', CEM) is a

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and marine

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of the

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(Portuguese: ''Universidade Federal do Paraná'', UFPR), located in the municipality of Pontal do Paraná,

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. Established in 1982 as a marine biology laboratory, it has since extended its activities into the fields of physical,

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and

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oceanography,

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and

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. It offers undergraduate courses in Oceanography, Aquaculture Engineering,

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and

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, besides sponsoring a graduate program in Ocean and Coastal Systems.

External links

Centro de Estudos do Mar Homepage (in Portuguese)

General information at the EMBC masters program website, of which it is a partner (in English)
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