I have had a cottage on…

I have had a cottage on Georgian Bay- Killbear Park area- since the 80's.
I have witnessed first hand the explosion of Cormorant flocks across and up and down the Bay over this period. They are extremely efficient killers of fish and have enormous appetites, hunting in very organized packs of 10 to 100, diving down more than 100 feet, they can decimate schools of fish quite quickly. There is very little chance of escape from these packs especially in lakes with clear water and only a few weeds for fish to hid in. Flocks of sea gulls follow them, feasting on the fish they injure in their hunts, no escape even for the injured. I also live and work in the Toronto Grimsby corridor, The proliferation of Cormorants in the Hamilton harbour is unbelievable and there respective destruction of anything that grows along the shore.
In the 90's there were a couple, now there are many islands in Georgian Bay that are turned white with cormorant excrement, huge amounts of fish are needed to produce that volume of excrement.
Most times when they cough up fish they are 2 to 5 inches long. Yes many chad and smelt, but all fish including sport fish go through this size phase. Further this size is what all the sport fish eat. Sport fish minnows are therefore their prey and if the sport fish is lucking to get bigger than 5 inches there is little for them to eat. I use to catch perch, pickerel, pick, bass on a regular basis in the 80's, and my sons would catch rock bass, perch sunfish and like from under our dock, now only minnows (less than 2 inches long) forage there, along with cray fish and like. Now I can fish all day and not catch anything. I gave up trying 4 years ago, I now get my fishing fix in Great Slave Lake each spring.
Smelt used to be 8 to 14 inches long, now you are lucky to get them 3 inches if at all.
There are no fish in Georgian bay to catch, and I blame the Cormorants. Further when I am out fishing there are no other boats fishing. Sport fishing is non-existent in the Bay. An utter shame
Further the smaller inland lakes are now starting to be invaded.

In closing I fully agree with the plan and policy, good luck.