How to Deal with the Cormorant – New EU Guidelines

The European Commission is presenting new guidelines on how Sweden and other countries can tackle growing cormorant populations.

“We are continuing to protect birds and fish, whilst providing farmers, fishermen, foresters and businesses with practical and balanced rules,” writes Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall in a press release.

These include clarifications on how EU countries can grant exemptions to cull and control cormorant populations, as well as examples of deterrent measures.

Both Environment Minister Romina Pourmokhtari (L) and Rural Affairs Minister Peter Kullgren (KD), who is responsible for fisheries, have long been pressing the EU for more measures against cormorants.

^{Cover image: A colony of cormorants can be seen on a skerry in the Stockholm archipelago. Archive photo: Fredrik Sandberg/TT}