Mitigation of the Effect of Tides Upon Salt-Water Lagoons

Land development has seen river mouth facilities put in place to prevent blockage of the river mouth, thus preventing flooding and dissipating the very wet marshlands. Preventior of blockageof the river mouth and lowering of the water level of the Yasshushinai River leads to the surface of the water in the Yasoshi Marshes situated along the Yasshushinai River dropping and becoming affected by tides.Nature conservation groups involved in bird watching of either the birds which fly into the lagoon or live along the river area protested against the construction of river mouth facilities.Agreement was reached at meetings resulting in construction being initiated following a mitigation programme drafted with regard to ducks and snipes.