Vistula Lagoon Haff" = "Fresh Lagoon". Digging a canal to connect the lagoon with the Baltic Sea is in consideration as a major EU-supported project. The canal, would re-activate the Elbląg river port. It would also free its dependence on Russia, which time and again revokes the right of passage for Polish ships through the Strait of Baltiysk as a form of pressure on Polish authorities. In October 2016 details of the project were confirmed by PiS leader, Jarosław Kaczyński. The long, 80 metres wide and 5 metres deep canal shall be completed by 2020 at an estimated cost of PLN 880
San Elijo Lagoon Rancho Santa Fe inland and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The Reserve encompasses an area of 915 acres. The lagoon is the terminus of the Escondido Creek watershed which covers an area of 54,112 acres. The water in the lagoon comes from the Escondido Creek watershed and the Pacific Ocean. The Reserve is managed by the California Department of Fish and Game, County of San Diego. and San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy. Within its 915 acres there are 6 plant communities; coastal strand, salt marsh, riparian scrub, coastal sage scrub, freshwater marsh, and mixed chaparral. There are more than 300