All of these. Different shoreline is important to different fish species for reproduction. Accessibility to water is also important to wildlife. All of these. The market value of the Canadian fishing business is over one billion dollars.
Fisheries are an important source of recreation, food, and the basis of a traditional way of life.
Fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals. Fish and wildlife, such as turtles, frogs, pike, walleye, yellow perch and many more, are abundant in the watershed. 304 individual species of birds have also been identified and 43 mammalian species were recorded. Restoring lost or damaged fish and wildlife habitat, and protecting existing wetlands are showing encouraging results. Often native species have been reintroduced.