A cormorant hunting season…

A cormorant hunting season as a concept is not a bad idea. Sustainable hunting allowed for population control and provides food for many people. However, the proposed hunting season spans the entirety of the cormorant breeding season, and the proposed plan will almost certainly disrupt breeding activity and prevent the birds from replenishing hunted populations. Additionally, other birds such as gulls and terns share breeding grounds with cormorants and will also be disturbed by hunting during the breeding season, even though they are not direct targets. Second, it doesn't take a rocket scientist to see that a 50 per day per person limit is insane. Combined with the long season and proposal to allow hunters to let cormorant meat spoil, this is hardly sustainable.