swap_horiz Mosquito Lagoon Alternatives

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Kosi Bay Lagoon

The Kosi Bay Lagoon is a significant Ramsar wetland located in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This coastal lagoon offers u...

South Africa Coastal Fishing Ramsar

8.9 Great

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Indian River Lagoon

Indian River Lagoon is a 251 km-long estuary on Florida's Atlantic coast, recognised as one of North America's most biod...

USA Coastal Biodiversity Florida

8.7 Great

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Lagoa dos Patos

Lagoa dos Patos is the largest lagoon in South America, located in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, covering approximately 10,...

Coastal Fishing Brazil Rio Grande Do Sul

8.5 Great

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Laguna Madre (Texas)

Laguna Madre in Texas is one of only six hypersaline lagoons in the world, stretching roughly 320 km along the Gulf Coas...

USA Coastal Texas Hypersaline

8.3 Great

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Pamlico Sound

The largest coastal lagoon on the US Atlantic seaboard, in North Carolina, separated from the ocean by the Outer Banks b...

USA Coastal North Carolina Barrier Islands

8.3 Great

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Mesolonghi Lagoon

Large lagoon complex in western Greece near Mesolonghi, designated a national park and historically significant as a sie...

Historic Coastal Nature Reserve Ionian

8.1 Great

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Chincoteague Bay

Chincoteague Bay is a coastal lagoon on the Delmarva Peninsula straddling Maryland and Virginia, best known for the wild...

USA Coastal Nature Reserve Virginia

8.1 Great

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Laguna de Rocha

Laguna de Rocha is a coastal lagoon in Rocha Department, Uruguay, protected as an Important Bird Area and noted for its...

Coastal Nature Reserve Birdwatching Atlantic

8.0 Great

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Laguna di Orbetello

The Laguna di Orbetello is a prominent coastal lagoon in Tuscany, Italy, notable for being one of the largest in the Tyr...

Italy Coastal Nature Reserve Tuscany

8.0 Great

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Étang de Vaccarès

Étang de Vaccarès is the prominent central lagoon of France's Camargue region, notable for its vital role in the Rhône D...

France Coastal Nature Reserve Birdwatching

7.9 Good

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Grado-Marano Lagoon

The Grado-Marano Lagoon in northeast Italy is a notable Adriatic Sea ecosystem characterized by its extensive historical...

Italy Coastal Fishing Nature Reserve

7.8 Good

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Gialova Lagoon

Shallow coastal lagoon near Pylos in the southwestern Peloponnese, Greece, regarded as one of the southernmost wetlands...

Coastal Nature Reserve Birdwatching Greece

7.8 Good

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Lake Bardawil

Hypersaline coastal lagoon on the northern Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, separated from the Mediterranean by a narrow sandbar...

Coastal Fishing Mediterranean Egypt

7.8 Good

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Tam Giang Lagoon

Tam Giang Lagoon is the largest brackish coastal lagoon in Vietnam, spanning Thừa Thiên Huế province and supporting the...

Coastal Fishing Central Vietnam Vietnam

7.8 Good

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Banana River Lagoon

Banana River Lagoon is a No Motor Zone lagoon in Brevard County, Florida, designated to protect manatees and seagrass be...

USA Coastal Florida Manatees

7.8 Good

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Lake Conjola

A coastal lake-lagoon in New South Wales, Australia, situated near Ulladulla south of Sydney and popular for recreationa...

Australia Coastal Fishing Recreation

7.8 Good

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Valli di Comacchio

Located in Italy, Valli di Comacchio is a complex of brackish lagoons in the Po Delta, notable for its large wetland res...

Italy Coastal Fishing Nature Reserve

7.5 Good

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Barnegat Bay

Barnegat Bay is a coastal lagoon approximately 70 km long along the New Jersey shore, separated from the Atlantic Ocean...

USA New Jersey Coastal Fishing

7.5 Good

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Lago di Lesina

Lago di Lesina is a notable coastal lagoon in Italy's Apulia region, recognized as the country's ninth largest lake and...

Italy Coastal Fishing Nature Reserve

7.1 Good

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Perdido Bay

A shallow estuarine bay straddling the Alabama-Florida state border, fed by the Perdido River and notable for diverse fi...

USA Coastal Fishing Gulf Coast

5.5 Mediocre