Name: Federal legislation proposes a cormorant hunting season amid Great Lakes management debate in 2000
Start: 2000-03
End: 2000-03
Location: Beaver Island

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Event

Date: 2000-03
Kind: Conservation
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: conservationwildlifegovernancefishingcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The March 2000 Beacon reprinted a report that federal legislation would establish a cormorant hunting season amid disputes over fish populations, migratory-bird protection, and lethal control. It also reported that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service planned an Environmental Impact Statement as the first step toward a National Cormorant Management Plan.

Evidence limits

This is a reprinted policy report, not evidence that the bill passed or that a management plan or local cormorant-control action was completed.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, March 2000, “Federal Bill Would Open Season on Cormorants!”
Reprints a report on proposed legislation by Representatives Collin Peterson and John McHugh, federal protection and recovery after DDT restrictions, fishery concerns, and the Fish and Wildlife Service’s planned Environmental Impact Statement for a national management plan. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, March 2000, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held issue scan confirms the cormorant-management report.
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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Federal legislation proposes a cormorant hunting season amid Great Lakes management debate in 2000”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-cormorant-management-bill-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 2000, “Federal Bill Would Open Season on Cormorants!” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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