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The June 1994 Beacon reports proposed federal permits for cormorant control

Also 1994 Great Lakes cormorant control report

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Date1994-06
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Summary

The June issue reported proposed federal permits and a national control plan for cormorants, while framing the figures as part of an ongoing fishery debate.

Evidence limits

The item is a reprinted newspaper report and editorial comment, not a permit, population census, stomach-content study, or final agency policy.

Sources

  1. Reports Michigan DNR efforts to seek federal permits in the Les Cheneaux Islands, a proposed national control plan, estimated upper-Great-Lakes population growth, and an estimated fish-consumption figure. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1994-06_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the cormorant-control report.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1994-06_Beaver-Beacon

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Beaver Island Archive, “The June 1994 Beacon reports proposed federal permits for cormorant control”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-cormorant-control-permit-report-1994/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, June 1994, “Cormorants.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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