My concerns are twofold. 1…

My concerns are twofold.

1. For the cormorants: Those that shoot cormorants are unlikely to eat them and unlikely to bother recovering the bodies or even ensuring that they are dead. I anticipate numerous wounded, injured birds left to die slowly. If they do go ashore to recover bodies they risk disturbing other nesting species, particularly those nesting on the ground.

2. For other nesting species: Cormorants nest in conjunction with other species such as Herring Gull, Ring-billed Gull, Common Tern, Caspian Tern, Great Blue Heron, Black-crowned Night-heron, Great Egret. Those that shoot cormorants will have little concern for or awareness of other species. Shooting may be haphazard or careless. Birds of other species may be killed or injured. If shooters go ashore they may disturb the nests of other species, particularly those that nest on the ground.