Projects Long Term Ecological Research (BR-LTER) on the Patos Lagoon Estuary and Adjacent Coastal Area TRIATLAS - South and Tropical Atlantic Climate-Based Marine Ecosystem Prediction For Sustainable Management ReBentos- Monitoring Network for Coastal Benthic Habitats Rede Clima - Brazilian Research Network on Global Climate Change INCT Mar Center of Integrated Oceanography Marine Debris Project Porpoises of the Lagoon Project