I think it's very important to explicitly reference in the Fisheries Act that fisheries habitat is protected. There have been some opinions expressed that habitat is implicitly protected under the provisions right now. I would say that if this is the case, then it would serve the purpose of clarity, in letting people who are regulated know what is expected, to actually explicitly reference fish habitat as being part of the necessary components of protecting the fishery.
On November 30th, 2016. See this statement in context.