I am not in support of a…

I am not in support of a hunting season against Cormorants.

I do not believe there is any reputable scientific evidence that Cormorants are the root cause of decreasing fish stock (as opposed to over-harvesting, environmental factors, climate change, pollution etc.).

Hunters could have a bag limit of 50 cormorants per day with no possession limit??! This is wholesale slaughter - it is one thing if you are going to hunt for the meat. The proposal allows for the cormorant to spoil - this has potential effects for both environmental and human health.

Cormorants are colonial breeders - hunting colonies could be disastrous for other species that also nest in colonies on the same islands - a hunting season from March 15 to Dec 31 would disrupt the breeding season of all these other birds as well.

The posting indicates the cormorant populations are stable or on the decline. Natural processes such as this should be allowed to run there course and not have such a catastrophic intervention as this imposed.

I believe the cormorant is being used as a scapegoat for environmental problems. No wildlife management plan should be to desecrate an entire species without addressing all the other concerns from over-fishing, pollution, control of other invasive species, climate change etc.

Hunting has a time honoured tradition of respect for the outdoors, respect for the animal, other people, the environment and often practical in the sense of food procurement. This proposal from the government is promoting a public slaughter of a species under the auspices of "wildlife management"