Location
The refuge encompasses a fragment of Polish territorial sea waters (Polish economic zone).

Ecosystem
Zatoka Pomorska is a large coastal reservoir of the Baltic Sea divided by the Polish-German border. The central part of the refuge is occupied by a shoal called Lawica Odrzana (the Odra Bank), where the sea is locally very shallow, with depth of only 8 meters. The bottom covered by gravel and large boulders. It is a convenient habitat of molluscs and sea vegetation - macroalgae. The reservoir is also one of the most important places of reproduction for herring. Due to abundance and availability of food this part of Zatoka Pomorska is widely used by wintering birds and migrating birds as a feeding ground.

Occurrence of 11 bird species of European importance - black-throated diver, red-throated diver, great crested grebe, slavonian grebe, red-necked grebe, long-tailed duck, black scoter, velvet scoter, smew, red-breasted merganser and dovekie - make Zatoka Pomorska an important  birds refuge within Natura 2000 network.

Fishing boats are accompanied by flocks of sea gulls. Large concentrations of great black-backed gull, 590-2900 specimens, can be observed here. The area is not protected by law. There are plans to include the area into the Baltic Sea Protected Areas (BSPA) system.

Threats
The biggest threat for birds in the area is setting nets during the biggest concentrations of birds. Many birds die tangled up in fishing nets, when they dive for food. Another potential threat has recently appeared along with plans to build wind power stations on the water.