Thanks for the opportunity…

Thanks for the opportunity to comment on this proposal. It addresses a real concern over large populations of cormorants, which seem to have an insatiable appetite for bait fish, competing with sport fish and other diving ducks and loons, and defoliating entire islands. My particular waterway of interest is Balsam Lake, but the negative impacts have also been observed in several other lakes along the Trent Severn waterway.

The proposal makes reasonable sense with the length of season, proposed license provisions, possession and disposal provisions, use of non-toxic shot, shooting only from stationary boats etc. This seems to have been well thought out and would be much appreciated.