Author : Double-crested Cormorant Subcommittee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (126 download)
Book Synopsis A Framework for the Management of Double-crested Cormorant Depredation on Fish Resources in the Pacific Flyway by : Double-crested Cormorant Subcommittee
Download or read book A Framework for the Management of Double-crested Cormorant Depredation on Fish Resources in the Pacific Flyway written by Double-crested Cormorant Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Pacific Flyway encompasses lands and waters of Alaska, Canada, the contiguous U.S., and Mexico east of the Pacific Ocean and west of the continental divide, primarily. In Montana, the counties of Hill, Chouteau, Cascade, Meagher, and Park form the eastern edge of the Pacific Flyway. In New Mexico, the continental divide forms the boundary except at the Jicarilla Apache Indian Reservation. The Pacific Flyway includes four Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus; herein DCCO) management units (Populations): 1) Alaska Population (P. a. cincinnatus), 2) the Western Population (P. a. albociliatus), 3) Mexico/Southern California Population (P. a. albociliatus), and 4) the portion of Montana within the Pacific Flyway east of the continental divide (subspecies designation is currently unknown). This plan encompasses all DCCOs breeding and wintering in the Pacific Flyway. The purpose of this plan is to provide agencies with information and guidance to facilitate management of DCCOs in the Pacific Flyway. The plan provides a framework for states to follow when addressing fish depredation issues involving DCCOs and is not intended to dictate management policies. Strategies are provided to aid in developing and coordinating research, monitoring, and management of DCCOs across the Pacific Flyway. The goal of this plan is to maintain DCCOs as a natural part of the waterbird biodiversity of the Pacific Flyway, while minimizing substantial negative ecological, economic, and social impacts of DCCOs."--From introduction.