I totally support the…

I totally support the hunting of cormorants in the Great Lakes Basin of Ontario for the following reasons.

They are currently unchecked and have devastated some of the beautiful islands and other areas in and around the Great Lakes due to their acidic excrement. Boating or fishing downwind of these areas is repugnant because of the overwhelming stench.

Cormorant populations have greatly increased due, in large part, to the advent of the zebra mussel that has made the Great Lakes much clearer allowing the birds to easily see and catch game fish (bass, perch, walleye, etc.) at extended depths. Noticeable reductions in game-fish specie populations have been the result, impacting sport and commercial fishing.

The economic result of all of this has been decidedly negative. Sometimes it is necessary to do the balancing between species that is not being done by nature alone.

On behalf of those of us who use, sustain economic livelihood, and experience the environs of the Great Lakes and connecting waters, I urge the passage of this logical law.