The population of Double…

The population of Double Crested Cormorants on Lake Ontario has exploded out of control. Their only known predator is man. Therefore we have to take charge in controlling their population.
Cormorants may not eat a great deal of salmon, trout or other sport fish but they definitely consume large numbers of bait fish. It is a known fact that each bird consumes about one pound per day.
They also do a significant amount of permanent damage to the environment.
I believe there is very little danger of extirpating the population as they are very affluent breeders. I therefore agree with the proposal of making Cormorants a game species and allow hunting of these birds.