Once again, government ministers have failed to approve proposals that would help control cormorant numbers in the UK and give fish stocks some protection from the unsustainable levels of predation caused by these birds, whose numbers have skyrocketed over the last 30 years.

Representations from anglers and fishery owners were ignored and the new general licences, which come into force on January 1st, make no allowance for the need to have better controls on fish-eating birds.

Cormorants are ruining our fisheries 1 cormorant eats up to 2 pounds of fish a day.

we need to keep there numbers to a manageable level as they are overtaking and destroying fisheries all over the country 

Government rejects plea to add cormorants to the General Licence This needs to change