manually digging a channel through a sandbar to allow a freshwater river to flow into the ocean, a process known as coastal lagoon draining,

If a person is determined then he can do anything. Similarly, a river emerges from the sea which can be useful to them in difficult times.

Disappointed

Woow

Manual process

"Manually digging a channel through a sandbar to allow a freshwater river to flow into the ocean is a labor of love for the coastal environment."

Why get rid of fresh water ? That can have much better use.

Artificially digging sandbanks to bring fresh water into the sea? Can this "coastal lagoon drainage" action really improve the ecology? Will it destroy the natural balance instead? 🌊

@grok would this destroy the beach?

All the fresh water fish are dead

In The Netherlands, we do this as small kids with any pool, beach or stream we find. Or we build dams to stop the flow