Hello, I have read the…

Hello, I have read the materials on this site regarding this proposal to establish a hunting season for double-crested cormorants in Ontario as well as the need to amend the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act to add provisions so hunters could allow cormorant to spoil.
I am very disappointed that scientific data is not available supporting alternative methods or the presumed effectiveness of this proposed method of control of these birds and would like this proposal delayed until a proper risk assessment and alternate solutions deep dive involving qualified biologists, researchers, environmentalists etc. has been conducted and results publicly available.
I have read in a CBC article 'Not many people like cormorants, but should hunters be allowed to kill 50 birds per day?' and they have included their own cursory environments/researchers and academia input which seems to be a far greater and more responsible step than what I see in this proposal.
This current proposal puts far too many migratory and nesting birds at risk as well as blindly makes a decision based on the opinions and wishes of only a percentage of the Ontario population "some groups (commercial fishing industry, property owners) and individuals" who don't seem to be publicly providing data to back up their concerns.
Thank you for your consideration and I will be watching closely to see how this matter is managed.