The Bay of Fundy is the most diverse marine ecosystem on the face of the earth, and fishing is foundationally important to the communities that line the Bay of Fundy. Fishery products are our largest export in Nova Scotia, so I can't overemphasize how important they are to our communities. They are the only bulwark between the economic renaissance we've seen in coastal communities in Atlantic Canada and the economic downturn that's so prevalent everywhere else.
I can't stress enough what a diffuse economic benefit it has delivered to—