The dataset contains abundance and body size data of fish community in Acquatina lagoon. Forty-five taxa were recorded, encompassing 9 orders and 20 families, all identified at the species level except two individuals, identified respectively at the genus (Pomatoschistus) and family (Labridae) level. A total amount of 99,995 individuals were collected, and the community was dominated by the species Atherina boyeri, with 95,237 individuals found.

The dataset contains abundance and body size data of benthic macroinvertebrate community of the Acquatina lagoon (Apulia, Italy). Data refer to 50 taxa and 14735 individuals.

The dataset contains abundance and body size data of the benthic macroinvertebrates communities of 12 coastal lagoons located in five different countries (Italy, Albania, Greece, Bulgaria and Romania). Data refer to 262 taxa and 53637 individuals.