Don't Blame The Cormorant

[mossypaw]

I think what it boils down to is the lack of easy prey species at sea. A salmon is one of the fastest species in our coastal waters and any cormorant/seal/dolphin etc would have a far easier life feeding on other fish if they were available.
As for cormorants on inland water all you have to do is convince the 'birdies' that the cormorants are displacing a rarer bird, eg black throated diver, the RSPB or SNH will soon get rid of them then!

[Wildfisher]

I always get worried when statistical terms are used.  Did you know that there is a direct correlation between the decline of home based manufacturing in Japan and the numbers of cod caught in the North Sea? 

Spooky.  Japan is also famous for cormorants. That settles it, they must be exterminated. Anyone know any Daleks who go fishing?

Apart from Willie Gunn.