The Curronian Bay including the lower Nemunas, is the richest freshwater source of fish in Lithuania, where fish production (pikeperch, smelt, roach) is 1,300 tonnes a year.
A great deal of attention is being paid today to the so-called digital divide - the division of the world into the info (information) rich and the info poor.
If a population is perfectly adapted to a particular environment and has access to an abundance of resources, then there really is no reason to move or change.
As questions remain over who will indeed lead the country of more than 30 million people, there is also uncertainty hanging over the oil-rich nation's petroleum industry.
Not only did the land provide Israel with a greatly enhanced sense of security along its eastern flank, it also meant access to holy sites with which the West Bank is richly endowed.
The two areas are low-lying regions which reportedly are easier for first time Mars explorers to land on, and either one provides a good source of deposits to understand the red planet's evolution.
For many of us, it is a place where some of our happiest memories are made, where we've explored the wonders of the natural world, and we have all relied on its great abundance for our food and livelihoods.
While there's been some opposition from environmental groups about the use of centuries old trees to rebuild Notre Dame, the forestry people here say it's a testament to the richness of natural resources in this country.
He says he's an environmentalist but many critics point out the fact that he's also very much key on using the Amazon as a resource to enrich the people around it.