Cormorants are a natural…

Cormorants are a natural part of the ecosystem. They are not an invasive species; they have always been here, and any effects they have on shorelines (I refer here to "aesthetic" considerations) are also natural. Fishermen have a vested interest in removing any perceived competition for fish stocks; I suggest they focus their attention on the human causes of stock depletion, such as garbage in waterways and chemical pollution.

There is no scientific basis for this attack on cormorant populations in Ontario. I would have thought we knew better by now than to willfully interfere with the ecosystem, on the usually self-interested belief that we "know better". Please don't make Ontario a by-word for environmental ignorance. The world is watching.