I oppose the hunting of…

I oppose the hunting of double-crested cormorants in the slap-dash fashion that your government is proposing. The potential for severe environmental damage is great.
You propose a 9-month open season on cormorants that encompasses the nesting season. Other colonial- and island-nesting bird species breeding near cormorants will be adversely affected by endless shots ringing out whenever the hunters feel like hunting. What are the chances that hunters -- despite being warned to "avoid conflicts with other gamebirds and migratory birds" -- will accidentally hit non-targeted species panicked by the gun shots? Darn good, I would say.
Permitting hunters to "allow cormorant to spoil" is highly irresponsible, threatening human and environmental health. Such a grossly unethical hunting practice should not be allowed under any circumstances.
Shooting from a stationary motorboat on a dead flat calm day should ensure that the hunter hits his target but what about those days when the water is choppy? Many unintended and undesirable consequences could result. (See above.)
With a bag limit of 50 cormorants a day and innumerable hunters hunting, have you considered the possibility that the "slightly declining" cormorant population may go into steep decline or be wiped out in Ontario?
The double-crested cormorant eats large numbers of invasive round gobies and other non-commercial species, benefitting, not damaging the fisheries industry.
Mass killing of any one species damages and disrupts natural processes, which should be allowed to run their course without drastic intervention. Without human meddling, nature will re-balance itself. If we kill most of the cormorants, will the round gobie population explode?
I oppose the plan to hunt cormorants but, if it must go through, I urge you to amend the proposal to protect other species, the environment and human health. Responsible hunters must always properly identify and target the species they mean to kill, shoot only when there is no danger to humans or other non-targeted wildlife, hunt outside of breeding seasons, shoot only from land where footing is stable and be responsible for disposing of the remains. Responsibly managing the hunt is the only way your government can justify permitting the hunting of double-crested cormorants.