Objectives

• To determine the true distribution and population status of Double-crested Cormorants across the state of South Carolina, and possibly the Southeast.


• To gain a better understanding of the impacts that Double-crested Cormorants have on native habitats and vegetation.


• To determine the impacts that Double-crested Cormorants have on fisheries in South Carolina, particularly the Santee system.


• To develop a standardized method to access the status, distribution and impacts of expanding cormorant populations.