Having witnessed huge flocks…

Having witnessed huge flocks of cormorants very effectively "herd" perch along a shore line in order to feed on them, I am in full agreement to enact a 50 bird per day hunting season on cormorants to be in effect until the large number of cormorants is reduced to a manageable number. Cormorants have destroyed the vegetation on many of our very beautiful islands in the area. They have contributed greatly to the reduction of our fish stocks which local game and fish clubs have worked so very hard to protect and increase. Other control methods such as egg oiling have been tried and have not succeeded in controlling the populations so I feel that it is time to move on and attempt to reduce the overpopulation by means of an enacted hunting season. It is unfortunate that hunters will not be able to consume these birds but as a Province we have allowed carp derbies to control the number of carp. I doubt that there are many of these fish being consumed. If a considerable number of people find the 50 bird per day cormorant limit threatening to their way of thinking about controlling the large number of birds, perhaps a compromise would be to enact a lower limit to be shot per day? Thank you.