Restoration work, such as reconstructing salt marshes near the island of Burano and sand dunes at Cavallino, and planting eel grass all over the place, is part of the solution.

ECONOMIST: Flood barriers

Sediment-carrying rivers have been diverted, sea level has risen (increasing the volume of water in the lagoon), a deep-water channel has been dredged for shipping, and turbid waters are killing the eel grass that stabilises mud flats.

ECONOMIST: Flood barriers

Later in the day, the restaurant and its two other locations specializes in steaks (grass-fed British beef) and local seafood such as smoked mackerel, salmon and even eel.

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