A hunting season for the…

A hunting season for the double-crested cormorant is not needed, as it lacks ecological justification. The proposal itself states that their populations have finally stabilized and even possibly begun to decline, and that the anticipated ecological impact of this proposal is all but neutral. The notion that they damage gamefish stocks has been routinely disproven, as is evidenced in the attached supporting article by the Government of Canada, which shows that the cormorants impact on game fish is not nearly as detrimental as that of fishermen. The only justification for the cull is to satisfy humans that have moved into their territory, and thus, this is an extremely human-centric and unnecessary act.