The island wetland of Laganas flows into the bay of the same name. The seasonal stream in recent years due to the intense tourist and residential development is under intense pressure especially during the summer months. The natural landscape of the wetland has tainted in the last 800 meters due to the opening and cementing of its bottom. Boxing has taken place on both sides of the river and 450 meters before the estuary.The entire bay with the estuary of Laganas belongs to the area of ​​territorial jurisdiction of the National Parks Management Unit of Zakynthos, Ainos and Ionian Islands Protected Areas as the universal successor of the Management Authority of a National Marine Park, as it is a spawning area of ​​the Sea turtle Caretta caretta. It is also a part of the Natura 2000 network as a Special Conservation Zone with code of protected area GR2210002.