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This report contains the proceedings of a workshop held to consider what has happened to the Bay of Fundy over the past four centuries, to reflect on its present condition, and to discuss what needs to be done to ensure continued productivity & ecological integrity of this unique ecosystem. It begins with four plenary lectures on the past, present, & future of the Bay and on the plight of the North Atlantic right whale; a summary of round tables on workshop themes; and minutes of the Bay of Fundy Ecosystem Partnership 2004 annual general meeting. It then presents the paper & poster presentations under the following topic headings: contaminants & ecosystem health; ecology of seabirds & shore birds; coastal development & sediment flux; sustainable use & management of the Bay; science, mapping, & information management; fish, fisheries, & aquaculture; protecting special places; monitoring environmental impacts in coastal areas; coastal habitat, eelgrass & salt marsh; ecosystem modelling in a macrotidal estuary, Cobscook Bay; ecosystem tools, techniques, & organizations; salt marshes & tidal restrictions; biology, ecology, and habitat protection & restoration; and contaminants. Includes indexes.