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estuary

River mouth widening into the sea, where fresh water mixes with salt water and tidal effects are felt.

Estuaries are extremely rich in life forms and are breeding grounds for thousands of species. Water pollution threatens these ecosystems.



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In estuarial regions, loss of filtering capacity with ecological degradation directly affects the health of ocean species that we eat.
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