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THE DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT
BIOLOGY, CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

Colonial Waterbirds 19
(Special Publication 1) 1996

Edited by

David N. NettIeship and David C. Duffy

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

D. N. NETTLESHIP and D. C. DUFFY
Cormorants and Human Interactions: An Introduction.

3-6

PART ONE The Bird and the Problem
J.J. HATCH Changing Populations of Double-crested Cormorants.	8-24
D. C. DUFFY Why is theDouble-crested Cormorant a problem? Insights from Cormorant Ecology and Human Sociology.	25-32
L M. PRICE and J. G. NICKUM Aquaculture and Birds: The Context for Controversy.	33-45

PART TWO
Regional Distribution, Status, and Conflicts

D. V WESELOH, P J. EWINS, J. STRUGER, P. MINEAU, C. A. BISHOP, S. POSTUPALSKY and J. .P LUDWIG Double-crested Cormorants of the Great Lakes: Changes in Population Size, Breeding Distribution and Reproductive Output between 1913 and 1991.	48-59
J. P LUDWIG, H. J. AUMAN, D. V WESELOH, G. A. FOX,J. P GIESY and M. E. LUDWIG Evaluation of the Effects of Toxic Chemicals in Great Lakes Cormorants: Has Causality been Established?	60-69
G. CHAPDELAINE and J. BÉDARD Recent Changes in the Abundance and Distribution of the Double-crested Cormorant in the St. Lawrence River, Estuary and Gulf, Québec, 1978-1990.	70-77
J. BÉDARD, A. NADEAU and M. LEPAGE Double-crested Cormorant Culling in the St. Lawrence River Estuary.	78-85
J. BÉDARD, A. NADEAU and M. LEPAGE Double-crested Cormorant Morphometry and Field Sexing in the St. Lawrence River Estuary.	89-90
G. R. MILTON, P. J. AUSTIN-SMITH and G. J. FARMER Shouting at Shags: A Case Study of Cormorant Management in Nova Scotia.	91-98
W. B. KROHN, R. B. ALLEN, J. R. MORING and A. E. HUTCHINSON Double-crested Cormorants in New England: Population and Management Histories.	99-109
K. E. BRUGGER Double-crested Cormorants and Fisheries in Florida.	110-117
J. A. JACKSON and B. J. S. JACKSON The Double-crested Cormorant in the South-Central United States: Habitat and Population Changes of a Feathered Pariah.	118-130
E. M. KIRSCH Double-crested Cormorants along the Upper Mississippi River	131-136
J. E. GLAHN and A. R. STICKLEY Wintering Double-crested Cormorants in the Delta Region of Mississippi: Population Levels and their Impact on the Catfish Industry.	137-142
A. R. ADERMAN and E. P HILL Locations and Numbers of Double-crested Cormorants Using Winter Roosts in the Delta Region of Mississippi	143-151
D. T. KING, J. E. GLAHN and K. J. ANDREWS Daily Activity Budgets and Movements of Winter-roosting Double-crested Cormorants Determined by Biotelemetry in the Delta Region of Mississippi.	152-157
J. E. GLAHN, P. J. DIXSON, G. A. LITTAUER and R. B. McCOY Food Habits of Double-crested Cormorants Wintering in the Delta Region of Mississippi.	158-167
J. E. GLAHN and K. E. BRUGGER The Impact of Double-crested Cormorants on the Mississippi Delta Catfish Industry: A Bioenergetics Model.	168-175
D. F. MOTT and E. L. BOYD A Review of Techniques for Preventing Cormorant Depredations at Aquaculture Facilities in the Southeastern United States.	176-180
B. C. THOMPSON, J. J. CAMPO and R. C. TELFAIR Origin, Population Attributes, and Management Conflict Resolution for Double-crested Cormorants Wintering in Texas.	181-188
H. R. CARTER, A. L. SOWIS, M. S. RODWAY, U. W. WILSON, R. W. LOWE, G. J. McCHESNEY, E. GRESS and D. W. ANDERSON Population Size, Trends, and Conservation Problems of the Double-crested Cormorant on the Pacific Coast of North America.	189-215
L. E. STENZEL, H. R. CARTER, R. P. HENDERSON, S. D. EMSLIE, M. J. RAUZON, C. W. PAGE and P. Y. O'BRIEN Breeding Success of Double-crested Cormorants in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.	216-224

PART THREE
Management Responsibility and Policy

J. L. TRAPP, T. J. DWYER, J. J. DOGGETT and J. G. NICKUM Management Responsibilities and Policies for Cormorants: United States Fish and Wildlife Service.	226-230
B. R. ACORD Cormorant Management and Responsibilities: United States Department of Agriculture.	213-233
J. A. KEITH Management Policies for Cormorants in Canada	234-237

PART FOUR
Conclusions and Recommendations

R. M. ERWIN The Ecology of Cormorants: Some Research Needs and Recommendations.	240-246
L C. T. NISBET Biology, Conservation and Management of the Double-crested Cormorant: Symposium Summary and Overview.	247-252

EPILOGUE

D. N. NETTLESHIP and D. C. DUFFY
Epilogue: Cormorants, Humans and the Symposium Process.

255-256