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Article: STUDY: CORMORANTS ARE EATING SMALLMOUTH BASS IN LAKE ONTARIO
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- United Press International
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- December 18, 1998
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United Press International
12-18-1998
Study: Cormorants are eating smallmouth bass in Lake Ontario
ALBANY, N.Y., Dec. 18 (UPI) _ New York State Department of
Environmental Conservation Commissioner John P. Cahill says a group of
studies have demonstrated that double-crested cormorants are
significantly affecting smallmouth bass populations in Lake Ontario's
eastern basin.
``These studies show that cormorants are having a significant impact on
warmwater fish populations, particularly smallmouth bass,'' Cahill
said.
``It is now clear that some type of management action will be needed to
reduce the cormorants' impact on fish populations. DEC now will work
with the federal government to ...