In the Netherlands, confronted with a similar situation, it became a matter of national resolve to reclaim land from the sea and a positive policy was developed towards that end. If this were applied to the New Jersey Shore it would involve the creation of continuous dikes and dunes facing the sea. There would be locks at these locations where the lagoon was connected to the ocean. Fresh-water flow from the land mass into the bay would be regulated as would incursions of salt water from the ocean. Constraints would be exercised to maintain dunes and dikes, groundwater withdrawals and native vegetation.