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
Beymelek Lagoon ("Lithognathus mormyrus"), white grouper ("Epinephelus aeneus") and sargo ("Diplodus sargus"), as well as blue crab ("Portunus pelagicus"). Average fishing Catch efficiency is given with 21.3 kg fish per hectare. Endangered turtle species loggerhead sea turtle ("Caretta caretta") is also under protection in the fishery. The fishery is also a sanctuary for 20 bird species. Beymelek Lagoon Beymelek Lagoon () is a lagoon on the Mediterranean coast, which is used as a fishery, in Antalya Province, southwestern Turkey. It is named after the village of Beymelek, which is located to the west of the water body. It is situated in Demre