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I would have been happy to submit a comment with my name but I'm not very well-versed in technology, so here's an anonymous comment.
I am appalled at the idea of having a hunting season for shooting the double-crested cormorant. In my opinion, they are not only birds like no other but they occupy a place in our bird kingdom. What use is a dead cormorant? It cannot be used for food nor is it fair to use it as an example of taxidermy. Accidental deaths can be used for taxidermy as species can be examined more closely. It seems as if a hunting season would be enjoyed only by people who would like to hunt to kill - not for hunting for food. It may be that the cormorant population is increasing but is this justification for slaughtering them ? Especially as not long ago, they were low in numbers.
I understand that cormorants eat fish and are therefore in competition with fishermen but are fishermen more important than our natural species? I wonder how many fishermen in the area of cormorant habitats fish for livelihood and how many fish for sport.
Please think again before embarking on this project. In this era of climate change, who knows what disastrous consequences may result. Should we interfere with the balance of Nature? I am reminded of the old story of the villagers who killed all the annoying starlings only to be visited with a plague of caterpillars.