The Admiral Paulo Moreira Institute for Marine Studies (IEAPM) originated from the Cabo Frio Project, conceived by Admiral Paulo de Castro Moreira da Silva, then Director of the Navy Research Institute (IPqM), whose life was deeply dedicated to the study of the ocean that now shelters him for eternity. In 1956, then Lieutenant Commander Paulo Moreira developed a project to assess the fertilization conditions of the waters off the coast of Brazil. He identified, among three areas, the region bordering Cabo Frio, influenced by upwelling, as interesting for the development of a project with the purpose, among others, of producing proteins from the natural resources of these waters.

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