APPENDIX B
CORMORANT MANAGEMENT
IN THE NORTHEAST
A Regional Workshop
Sponsored by:
Northeast Wildlife Administrators Association
In Cooperation with:
USDA, Wildlife Services
US Fish and Wildlife Service
AGENDA
January 13, 1998
January 14, 1998
General session for all participants to hear invited presentation as follows:
8:00 AM Welcome: Gary Parsons, Northeast Wildlife Administrators Association
8:20 AM Population status of nesting double-crested cormorants in the United States and Canada: Laura Tyson, USDA National Wildlife Research Center
8:35 AM Double-crested cormorant impacts on sport fish: literature review and agency perspectives: John Trapp, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Office of Migratory Bird Management
9:00 AM Regional Perspectives
(20 minutes) Southeast: Jim Rodgers, Florida Game & Fish Commission and Mark Tobin, USDA, Wildlife Services
(20 minutes) Midwest: Steve Lewis, USFWS
(20 minutes) Canada: John Harcus, Ontario Ministry of Nat. Resources
(30 minutes) Break
(60 minutes) Northeast: Diane Pence, USFWS, Hadley, MA
Dave Capen, University of Vermont
Jody Enck and Tommy Brown, Cornell University
11:30 AM Questions and answers for all presenters
Noon Lunch
1:00 PM Methods and techniques for control: Mark Tobin, USDA, Wildlife Services, Mississippi State University
1:30 PM Three Cormorant Workshops
Each workshop will be expected to address the:
degree and scope of concern
administrative/political/ecological/legal barriers and fiscal considerations
human dimension issues including public involvement and educational messages
research needs
recommended strategies to address this issue
5:30 PM Adjourn for day
January 15, 1998
8:00 AM Workshop results and recommendations presented to all attendees by group chairs in 30-minute presentations
General discussion of results/recommendations and finalization of conference report
Noon Adjourn