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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sl1000794" data-source="post: 303559" data-attributes="member: 6974"><p>From Fishing FAQ on ND Game & Fish website:</p><p></p><p><span style="color: #363636"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'"><strong>Are cormorants really a problem, and if so, what can the North Dakota Game and Fish Department and the public do to help alleviate the problem?</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #363636"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">The North American population of double-crested cormorants has grown dramatically in the past few decades, and these birds have caused serious economic and recreational damage in many states. North Dakota is no different, as trout and panfish populations have been severely reduced in some lakes. Cormorants can and do eat more than a pound of fish per day, and when a large flock of these birds concentrates on a fishing lake, they can cause significant damage in a short period of time. However, it should be noted that cormorant problems are typically localized and they certainly do not impact all fishing lakes in the state.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #363636"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'"><span style="color: #ff0000">Because cormorants are protected by the federal Migratory Bird Act, the public is not allowed to harvest (shoot, etc.) cormorants for any reason.</span> The Department has been able to obtain a depredation permit from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service that does allow some control of cormorants.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #363636"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">Unfortunately, much more needs to be done before cormorants are no longer a serious threat to some fish populations. What is needed is more federal regulation relaxation in years to come to allow for thoughtful cormorant population reductions.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: #363636"><span style="font-family: 'sans-serif'">cormorant population reductions.</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>

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