Finally! I have back a…

Finally!
I have back a ground in forestry. I have been gainfully employed as a trappers assistant, a fishing guide and as Forestry Technician with the MNR before relocating to Southern Ontario.
I have watched with interest the Cormorants population over the past 45 years. My observations are mainly from areas of Lake Ontario (Toronto and Hamilton), Orillia, Georgian Bay and the west shores of Manitoulin Island.
Their population has surge over the past 25 years inline with the environment recovering from Dioxin, DDT and other known water pollutants.
I remember my sightings of a small group (4 or 5), some 35 years ago off the shores of west Manitoulin Isl. I saw them 2 or 3 times a week. I watched with interest as they were not very common at the time. 5 years ago I was chasing cormorants out of a narrow creek that spills into Lake Huron. Only to find that they had return the following day. This creek is heavily populated with Rainbow Trout and Salmon fry from the previous fall spawning.
Toronto shoreline sightings were also rare. Now, between 8 and 10 am, one can watch many flocks, spaced minutes apart, numbering in the hundreds fly west toward their feeding waters. Thousands. Too many to count. One would need to count by 50s to get an estimate. One can only imagine the damage this number of cormorants do to the fish populations of the waters they choose to feed. It is no wonder that the decline of our game fish spieces, in these waters, also corresponds with the surge in the cormorant population. One only has to do the math. Weight of fish eat bird requires per day X ? Thousands X 365 X ? Years
The MNR has spent 10+ years studying the affects the cormorants population has had on our province. It was initially introduced as a 5 year study.
I believe 100% that action must take place to reduce the cormorant population drastically.
The proposal has addressed the "meat waste" issue as carcass pickup and disposal is a must. There would be public out cry if carcasses were allowed to litter shorelines and beaches. The one thing that concerns me and should concern the MNR is that there is going to be a lot of negativity due to the fact that there will be the frequent sound of firearm discharged in areas and seasons that are generally without. As an avid hunter (45 years) and fishman (50+ yrs). I can under stand the concern and discomfort from hearing gun shots while fishing, hiking, swimming, cottaging or any other family activity during a time that hunting is not the norm. Most of these activities generally wind down before the start of the traditional hunting season. I believe this will be a strong negative arguing point against the proposal that the MNR must be prepared to address.
Thank you for seeking public input.