I am a resident of point traverse in eastern Lake Ontario. The proposal for the cormorants is long overdue as we have watched them destroy the forested parts of false duck island and are now hard at work destroying trees on timber island with their nesting patterns.
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These birds will kill any vegetation that they nest on and around the islands they roust. Further they eat up to half their weight in fish. any large flock can reduce the fish population in any lake.
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I support this motion but do not agree to the proposal of amending the law to allow the meat to spoil. If we are going to responsibly manage Ontario's wildlife then those who decide to hunt the animal should have the responsibility to ensure that animal does not go to waste. .
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The previous PC government passed the Heritage Hunting and Fishing Act back in the early 2000’s. The preamble to this act states:
“The best traditions of recreational hunting and fishing should be valued by future generations.”
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I have fished / hunted practically all of my 71 years and the Cormorant is / has to be one of the factors that has changed the fisherie populations in our province, inland from the Great Lakes which have been decimated since at least the late 80’s !
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I am 100% behind this proposal. I have seen the impact these birds can leave on a small, native brook trout lake in the Thunder Bay region. Something needs to be done.
What is the reasoning behind a bag limit of 50 cormorants/day? And a season that goes from March to December all across Ontario?!!! That's a lot of cormorants per person!! Are we trying to eliminate them entirely?? I firmly believe ALL species are important and valuable to our ecosystem.
It is about time! I think this is a great idea and very much needed. Finally a decision based in science instead of emotion. Why have a season at all? Open it up year around.
I am against these changes. The proposal is essentially for a wholesale permanent cull of the cormorant population. The rationale of aesthetics, island conditions and fish population declines seem very weak for a such a radical policy change.
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I support the proposal to the extent that nesting habitats and foraging on fish species has indicated deleterious effects as in the New York /Cornelle U research on Geneva Lake back in the population boom and displacement days.
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Localized overpopulation of these birds has caused considerable harm to both the aquatic ecosystem with some local fish populations remaining stressed since there reestablishment.
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This proposal is troubling. Using “views expressed” as the impetus to implement a hunting season that is nine months is not sufficient enough. Why not study the population to understand if there is an overpopulation before you attempt to irradicate the species?
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