I think this would be a…

I think this would be a great step in the right direction with other methods to control the Cormorant such as nest culling. The population increase over the past few years is staggering as I am on the water day in and day out from April to November with clients or pleasure fishing to stay on fish as well as living on Lake Erie. I really had no clue to the effect that these birds are having on our fisheries, Great Lakes and surrounding waterways until I noticed a dramatic spike in population of the Cormorant and shift of flocks of gulls to thousands of Cormorants in a single flock. Islands on lakes are overpopulated with these birds and the smell is just outright putrid! The most devastating personal observation I have is the amount and size of fish these birds ingest.

I am 100% all for a hunt season for these birds as well as to start culling nests again. If action isn’t taken soon our fisheries and waterways will be endangered in no time not to mention a decline in tourism where waterfront establishments exist. This is about bringing balance back by population control.