I am opposed to this…

I am opposed to this proposal for several reasons. The proposal includes no science as justification. Have analyses been done to evaluate the potential effects on cormorants of a 50-bird-per-day limit? Why has this limit (as opposed to others) been proposed? There is no indication in the proposal of adequate analyses having been conducted to support it.

Further, there are no indications of objective assessment of the impacts of cormorants. The proposal cites as its basis - impacts on fish populations, impacts on island habitats, and impacts on aesthetics. How have these impacts been calculated, and why are they not provided in an objective manner in the proposal?

The proposal also seems inconsistent with present-day ecological and societal values regarding resource use. Allowing carcasses to spoil seems wanton. Further, does the MNRF truly believe that hunters will gather the carcasses of birds that have been killed, and does it have sufficient enforcement capacity to police that requirement?

While there may be legitimate concerns regarding the impacts of cormorants, without providing a much sounder and detailed basis, this proposal comes across as poorly conceived and not based on objective, science, and designed to appeal to the subjective opinions of a small minority of the province's citizens.