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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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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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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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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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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