Great Cormorants Increased as Southern Baltic Diving Seabirds Stayed 40% Below Early-1990s Levels
A 35-year analysis of Polish Baltic winter surveys found strong growth in great cormorants, while the wider diving-seabird…
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European Inventory Estimated More Than €670 Million in Annual Fish Damage From Great Cormorant Predation
A 2026 European inventory using information from more than 300 organizations estimates annual cormorant-related damage to fish stocks…
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Estimated Great Cormorant Predation Reached 52–88% in Tagged Cod and 14–84% in Tagged Flounder
In Genner Bay, Denmark, a PIT-tag study estimated that great cormorants consumed 52–88% of tagged cod and 14–84%…
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European Commission Replaced Its 2013 Guidance on Great Cormorant Derogations
A Commission Notice published on 31 July 2026 replaced the 2013 guidance on Great Cormorant derogations and updated…
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Some Great Cormorants Repeatedly Used Fishponds, Others Rivers or Lakes Across Seasons
Some Great Cormorants at Lake Balaton repeatedly foraged at fishponds, while others used rivers or lakes. These individual…
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30 Experts From 18 Countries Advanced Plans for a European Cormorant Advisory Group
At an online EIFAAC meeting on 9 July, 30 experts from 18 European countries reviewed governance and backed…
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Microplastics Were Found in 77 of 559 Pellets From Eight Italian Bird Species
An Italian study found 78 microplastic items in 77 of 559 bird pellets. Occurrence was significantly higher at…
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Haplorchis pumilio Was Found in Hamerkops and Great Cormorants in the Lake Victoria Basin
A 2026 Tanzanian study of intestinal trematodes in four fish-eating bird species detected Haplorchis pumilio in hamerkops and…
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Microplastics Were Found in All Studied Cormorant Nestlings and Were Linked to Gut Microbiota
Microplastics were detected in all studied great cormorant nestlings, and their abundance, diversity and size were significantly associated…
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Across 2022–2023, 61.1% of Monitored Great Cormorant Eggs on Giresun Island Produced Fledged Young
Across 525 monitored Great Cormorant nests on Giresun Island in 2022–2023, 1,116 eggs produced 816 hatchlings and 682…
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EIFAAC Published Framework for Coordinated European Great Cormorant Management
EIFAAC published a European management framework on 28 May 2026, setting out an adaptive process intended to balance…
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Bird Diversity Fell After Cormorant Colonies Became Established on Baltic Islands
Annual monitoring from 261 Estonian Baltic islands showed that breeding-bird diversity declined after great cormorant colonies became established…
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Cormorant and Large-Gull Counts Fell at a Danish Pound Net, but the Difference Disappeared Within Weeks
At one Danish pound net fitted with Looming-Eye Buoys, great cormorant and large-gull counts dropped sharply relative to…
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Cormorant Colony Was Estimated to Consume 4.2–32.4 Tonnes of Fish Annually at Raszyńskie Ponds
A 2026 Polish study estimated that the great cormorant colony at Raszyńskie Ponds consumed 4.2–32.4 tonnes of fish…
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Helminth Burdens Fell in Cormorants and Grey Herons as Czech Fishponds Became Carp-Dominated
A 2026 comparison of Czech fishpond birds found strong declines in several helminths in great cormorants and lower…
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9 of 10 Great Cormorants Examined in South Korea Carried a Newly Recorded Tapeworm
Nine of ten resident great cormorants examined in South Korea carried Paradilepis scolecina, the country's first record of…
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