The Estação Litoral da Aguda (Litoral Station of Aguda) is located in Praia da Aguda, a small fishing village in Atlantic coast in Northern Portugal, 10 km south Douro River estuary, in Vila Nova de Gaia municipality. Its building was designed by the architect from Porto João Paulo Peixoto and comprehends three sectors: the Fisheries Museum, exhibiting old and recent equipment, the Aquarium that shows local aquatic flora and fauna, with natural emphasis in maritime ones and the Education and Investigation  Department.

It belongs to Vila Nova de Gaia Town-Hall, it is managed by the municipal company Gaia Waters (Águas de Gaia) and is connected to University of Porto Biomedical Sciences Institute Abel Salazar (Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar– ICBAS). The idea of Professor Doctor Mike Weber concerning the construction of a public aquarium dates back to 1988, and to 1990-91 the ELA project.