There are about an estimated one million double crested cormorants in the U.S. The Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior is again proposing to cull them because sport fishermen and aquaculture farms don’t like the competition (their last bid was stymied by the D.C. Court of Appeals in 2014). The other day I accidentally ran into the following statement online:
As part of ongoing efforts to address conflicts between double-crested cormorants and wild and stocked fisheries, the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR), and intention to prepare a draft environmental review pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, on January 22, 2020.
On June 5th, 2020, the Service published a draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and draft rule. The comment period for each will continue for 45 days, ending on July 20th, 2020. Both documents are available for review and comment. See the *timeline*for next steps in those processes and how you can continue to be involved.
Source:*https: //www.fws.gov/regulations/cormorant/
As part of ongoing efforts to address conflicts between double-crested cormorants and wild and stocked fisheries, the Department of the Interior’s U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR), and intention to prepare a draft environmental review pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as amended, on January 22, 2020.
On June 5th, 2020, the Service published a draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) and draft rule. The comment period for each will continue for 45 days, ending on July 20th, 2020. Both documents are available for review and comment. See the *timeline*for next steps in those processes and how you can continue to be involved.
Source:*https: //www.fws.gov/regulations/cormorant/
