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13543

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This regulation should not be passed without scientific justification and modeling to ensure that this proposed hunting will not harm the populations and will achieve the desired goals. As well, aesthetics should not be a reason to allow hunting of this bird species. Read more

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13556

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The cormorant's population may be large, but that does not necessarily mean it is troublesome. Their appetite for other species considered "invasive", such as the goby, shows how they contribute positively to the environment. Read more

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13563

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I live in close proximity to Rondeau Bay. During the summer of 2014 I, along with the help of family and friends, circulated a petition directed at the noticeable increase in the numbers of cormorants in the Rondeau Bay and Erieau regions of Lake Erie. Read more

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13564

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The proposal to allow the shooting of Cormorants in Ontario looks like a good thing! I like all of the draft proposals and cannot think of anything else to add. These birds do a lot of harm to the sport and commercial fishing in Ontario! Read more

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13567

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The proposal of a hunting season for the double crested cormorant, a bird twice almost wiped out here, is ill considered and cruel. The length of season will kill a generation of chicks cruelly through starvation, cold and heat. Read more

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13571

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Thanks for the opportunity to comment on this proposal. It addresses a real concern over large populations of cormorants, which seem to have an insatiable appetite for bait fish, competing with sport fish and other diving ducks and loons, and defoliating entire islands. Read more

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13572

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The proposal to allow cormorant hunting as suggested - is simply wrong! Cormorants are no more a problem to fishing than gill netting. It is going back to the distant past when killing birds was a simple "sport". Read more