Friday, September 19, 2008
New Research On Cormorants
See: Cormorants can impact fish populations
I have not seen that many cormorants around Neebish Island but they are most likely having an impact on perch in the St. Marys River as the latest study shows a correlation for the Les Cheneaux area:
I have not seen that many cormorants around Neebish Island but they are most likely having an impact on perch in the St. Marys River as the latest study shows a correlation for the Les Cheneaux area:
New research confirms that trends in cormorant numbers best explain the collapse of yellow perch in the Les Cheneaux Islands region of Lake Huron. Between 1980 and 2004 cormorants went from zero to over 5,500 nests (about 14,000 birds).
