Killing Cormorants to protect salmon/Steelhead

[BentRod]

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Thoughts? Audubon society says it's the dams not the birds. Having grown up here I'm pretty sure I witnessed an increase in both Cornorants and Sealions....maybe no one factor is wholly to blame?

[Amx]

Those birds kill more than salmon and steelhead. Never saw cormorants on the local lake until 2 maybe 3 years ago, and I've been fishing that lake for 40 plus years, since '73 or '74.

[Bodofish]

Those birds kill more than salmon and steelhead. Never saw cormorants on the local lake until 2 maybe 3 years ago, and I've been fishing that lake for 40 plus years, since '73 or '74.

Yep, me too!! I believe the term we are looking for is invasive species.

[Blunatic]

So....when do we get to start bonking seals?

[Amx]

Sealions also.

[riverhunter]

So....when do we get to start bonking seals?

Seals are native to Washington so that will never happen but California sea lions are not native to these waters and are far more destructive then our smaller native seals. I'm all about getting rid of sea lions but seals not so much. What's next orcas? I doubt that!

[racfish]

I grew up living on the lake Washington near Seward Park. I've seen cormorants for years especially right off both I90 and 520. I see them all over the lake. For years I thought they should let us shoot them. They are all over the Green River in King county.

[The Quadfather]

I grew up living on the lake Washington near Seward Park. I've seen cormorants for years especially right off both I90 and 520. I see them all over the lake. For years I thought they should let us shoot them. They are all over the Green River in King county.

Racfish is back in the house!?
Perhaps we can get back to some of your culinary posts?
No Cormorant recipes though.
Nice to have you back.

[racfish]

Thank you. Good to be back.