- Date
- 1994-03
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationenvironmentscienceeconomycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
Mark Carrington’s report argued that large numbers of Double-crested Cormorants could be affecting Beaver Archipelago shallow-water game fish and salmonids. It called for public interest, information gathering, and research rather than claiming a completed study.
Evidence limits
The article combines personal observation, reported agency conversations, and estimated consumption; it is not a population survey, fish-stock assessment, or agency finding.
Sources
- Reports local observations of cormorant abundance and fish decline, estimated fish consumption, contacts with DNR and federal wildlife biologists, and a request for Islanders to join an information mailing list and seek a study. 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 · 1994-03_Beaver-Beacon
- The held sixteen-page issue scan confirms the cormorant report and public appeal.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1994-03_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Island residents seek study of cormorants and shallow-water game-fish decline, 1994”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-cormorant-fishery-report-1994/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, March 1994, “Double Crested Cormorant Is the Name; Fishing Is the Game; and Good at It! But That’s a Problem for the Rest of Us.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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