For the past 7 years the…

For the past 7 years the entire small fish population below our docks have disappeared at our cottage near parry sound in georgian bay.

Under our docks for over twenty years we have had large populations of perch, rock bass, sunfish and minnows.

7 years ago the first cormorant appeared in our bay. We now have a flock of 30. Every morning afternoon and evening the cormorants come in to our bay and swim under our docks along the shore line hoovering up every small fish they can find.

In the spring when the smallmouth bass come in to spawn I have seen cormorants swimming away under water with 2 and 3 pound pregnant female small mouth bass.

The outer islands used to be beautiful, they are now home to huge colonies of stinking cormorants.

I am not a hunter or a fisherman, but now i am taking my hunting course and will be keen to participate in riding these pests from our waters in hopes that the fish population will come back.

I would support organized hunts in my area focussed on the colonies in the outer islands and would welcome an invitation to participate.