The Lagoon of Paleopotamos

The belongs to the Messolonghi-Etoliko lagoon complex, which is bounded by the river Evinos, the river Acheloos, the Ionian Sea to the west and the Gulf of Patras to the south. It is the fish farm located at the western end of the complex and is a closed type lagoon.

It consists of two main sections, the eastern and the western (Porto), which are not isolated from each other as they are connected by three 2m wide bridges. Communication with the sea is through four channels of which only one has a concrete fish trap. The main channel has three fish barriers. The boundary between Paleopotamos and the sea is formed by a natural sand island with a length of about 6.5 km.

The living and working facilities for the staff are located on an islet at a distance of 50 km from Messolonghi.