The proposed hunting of…

The proposed hunting of cormorants has me quite concerned. My main concern is that many hunters are not experienced bird watchers, out on the water, bobbing in the waves, one can easily mistake a common loon for a cormorant.
I am doubtful that hunters will successfully retrieve the dead birds and dispose of them properly.
The proposed hunting season is far too long, the cormorants need to be culled, not brought back to the brink of extinction as they were not so many decades ago.
The time period needs to be greatly shortened, the public can then be made aware of the potential of firearms being used on the water at certain times.
Cormorants eat harmful fish, such as goby, as well as other fish.
They fulfill a role in our Eco system, we may not understand or appreciate them, but they should not be exterminated.