Reports

• Five-Year Status Report: Management of Conflicts Associated with Double-crested Cormorants:
  During 2026, we completed the first five-year review of double-crested cormorant management as required under the 2020 Final Environmental Impact Statement. The report provides updated information on cormorant population status and trends, authorized and reported take, Potential Take Limits, the state of cormorant conflicts, and the need for continued management.
• Double-crested Cormorants and Free Swimming Fish Meeting Summary
  During August 2018, we held a series of four regional meetings (Little Rock, AR, East Lansing, MI, Atlantic City, NJ, and Portland, OR) with federal, state and tribal partners to discuss management issues and conflict-driven concerns over interactions between double-crested cormorants and free-swimming fish.

NEPA Documents

• Finding of No Significant Impact - Environmental Assessment for Issuing Depredation Permits for Double-crested Cormorant Management - October 25, 2017
• Environmental Assessment for Issuing Depredation Permits for Double-crested Cormorant Management - November 7, 2017
• Final Environmental Impact Statement - November 20, 2020
• Management of Conflicts Associated with Double-crested Cormorants: Record of Decision - December 22, 2020

Additional Information

• Preventing and Managing Cormorant Damage - U.S. Department of Agriculture, APHIS Wildlife Services