I would like to express my…

I would like to express my objection and outrage at the Ministry of the Environment for their proposal to cull Double-Crested Cormorants. There are many reasons why I object to your proposal to cull cormorants but my main objection is the outrageous bag limit of 50 birds per day for an un-reasonably long period of time (most of the year). Your approach does not seem to be science based but rather a daft attempt to satisfy a select number of loud, complainers, who do not understand ecology.
I would like to refer to the following scientific paper regarding this topic. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0380133015002750
The authors Madura and Jones (2015) found that “Invasive species, most notably alewife, round goby, and white perch, contributed over 80% and 90% of the diet of cormorants by biomass and number, respectively.” Madura and Jones concluded that their “results do not support the active management of the cormorants … to protect or recover local fisheries.” The study was conducted in Lake Michigan.
For these reasons and for the facts outlined in the Environment Canada publication on the Double-Crested Cormorant http://publications.gc.ca/collections/Collection/En40-222-2-1995E.pdf I am against the Ministry’s proposal to cull Double-Crested Cormorants.