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So very true! very well said
"not being edible is not a justifiable reason in my mind. i think that WDFW just doesnt really want to improve the salmon and steelhead runs back to any sort of levels that would take them off of the in danger lists, but rather leave them as they are so when they do make an improvement they can say "look, see our methods are working"Cormorant populations are so far down the list of things that are screwing the salmon population, though, that making a season for hunting them wouldn't do anything to bring back salmon.The salmon populations are low because of habitat destruction, the dams, and (human) overfishing (including unregulated native harvesting). It doesn't take much thought to see that this is true - salmon populations were at an all time high hundreds of years ago. Presumably, with a more prevalent food source and even more breeding habitat, predatory bird populations were similarly much higher then as well. It's not like there was a huge hunting season on cormorants when the salmon were at their peak.I'm not necessarily opposed to a season on them, but the idea that it would help significantly salmon populations is off the mark.
I'm not necessarily opposed to a season on them, but the idea that it would help significantly salmon populations is off the mark.