The completion of the Mora River Aquarium aimed at creating a single equipment in Portugal, scientific, cultural and leisure, recreating the aquatic universe, consolidate an educational and environmental aspects.

All the exhibitions, displaying through living and dynamic models is an asset in the seizure of large and comprehensive knowledge related to the perception of the importance of biodiversity and associated ecological wealth of nature conservation programs. As local development pole, the FLU allowed value the County through the creation of new direct and indirect jobs, contributing to the reduction of regional disparities and boosting the local economy.