– 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁in ▁St owe , ▁Verm ont ▁at ▁Sm ug gl ers ▁Not ch ▁resort ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁R TC ▁Congress ▁Conference . ▁ ▁Regional ▁just ification ▁The ▁boundaries ▁defined ▁by ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁Institute ▁for ▁Market ▁Studies ▁broad ly ▁echo ▁the ▁Atlantic ▁N ortheast , ▁incorpor ating ▁Up state ▁New ▁York ▁roughly ▁north ▁of ▁I - 9 0 ▁( or ▁the ▁Er ie ▁Canal ), ▁Verm ont , ▁New ▁Ham pshire , ▁Maine , ▁New ▁Brun sw ick , ▁Nova ▁Scot ia , ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁Island , ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁New found land , ▁and ▁Quebec ▁on ▁the ▁south ▁shore ▁of ▁the ▁Saint ▁Lawrence ▁Se away . ▁The ▁inclusion ▁of ▁Lab r ador , ▁and ▁thus ▁the ▁entire ty ▁of ▁New found land ▁and ▁Lab r ador , ▁is ▁un sett led . ▁Some ▁organization ▁maps ▁also ▁include ▁the ▁region ▁of ▁Quebec ▁directly ▁south ▁of ▁Lab r ador , ▁but ▁this ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁elabor ated ▁on . ▁ ▁The ▁pro ponents ▁of ▁Atl ant ica ▁believe ▁this ▁region ▁has ▁common ▁ge ography , ▁dem ograph ics , ▁econom ics , ▁and ▁environment . ▁In ▁particular , ▁pro ponents ▁believe ▁that ▁the ▁region ▁has ▁seen ▁decl ining ▁political ▁influence ▁in ▁both ▁countries , ▁and ▁would ▁do ▁well ▁to ▁pool ▁its ▁resources . ▁▁ ▁Supp or ters ▁believe ▁that ▁state , ▁provincial , ▁and ▁international ▁borders , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁tar iffs ▁and ▁regul atory ▁differences , ▁dis rupt ▁the ▁economic ▁potential ▁of ▁the ▁region