- Date
- 2000-09
- Kind
- Conservation
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- conservationwildlifesciencecommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The September Beacon described Central Michigan University biologist Douglas Peterson’s long-term study of cormorants and smallmouth bass around the Beaver Islands. The report says bass and other fish had declined while cormorants increased, and that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service was developing a nationwide management plan.
Evidence limits
This is a newspaper account of an ongoing study, not the underlying dataset, peer-reviewed paper, or final management decision.
Sources
- Reports a Central Michigan University study associating a decline in smallmouth bass and other fish around the Beaver Islands with a growing cormorant population, while preserving the scientist’s caution that the evidence was not yet conclusive. 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 · 2000-09_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the published research report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2000-09_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Central Michigan University cormorant study reports a sharp smallmouth-bass decline around Beaver Island”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-cormorant-smallmouth-bass-study-2000/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, September 2000, “Controversy Surrounds Cormorants.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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