I am not in favour of this…

I am not in favour of this proposal for the following reasons;
1. If cormorant numbers have stabilized or have decreased this indicates that the species has reached carrying capacity and the environment has adjusted to the species return into the environment. There is no reason to cull.
2. Creating a season where individuals can go out and shoot on open water could potentially create conflict with other users (boaters, fishermen, cottagers...) and increase accidental harm to property or people.
3. Shooting a species and not utilizing that species is a crime against nature.
4. This may open the door to permit shooting of other species which are troublesome to some people. Why not shoot loons? They eat lots of fish. Why not shoot gulls on the same lakes where cormorants are found? They're noisy and eat fish.