Cormorants undoubtedly do a…

Cormorants undoubtedly do a lot a damage to the vegetation on islands, spits and surrounding ecosystems where they nest, usually much to the detriment of other bird species (e.g. Black-crowned Night Herons).

Two comments or points -

First point -
As both a conscientious hunter and as a birdwatcher, I hope that if the proposal goes ahead there will be restrictions put into place that prohibit hunters from shooting the Cormorants if there are other species mixed in with them, these other mixed in species could be in the form of ducks when the cormorants are on the water (e.g. Scoter or Scaup), or, gulls and terns or Black-crowned Night Herons when shooting Cormorants at a colony.

A simple line in the regulations stating that cormorants cannot be shot or fired at when other species of birds are either mixed in with them or that have a potential to fly into the firing line when hunting Cormorants should suffice.

The second point is -
There should also be a line in the regulations that state that ALL carcasses should be collected, the regulations should also state where and how these carcasses should be properly disposed of.
Any Cormorants that are banded should also be reported.

The general public will not be happy if they come down to a beach for a day out and start to find or smell, piles of dead Cormorants in the bushes near docks and/or beaches or if they start to find dead Cormorants along the shorelines.