Ordinance on prevention of damage by cormorants. Pays/Territoire Allemagne Sous-division territoriale Schleswig-Holstein Type du document Règlement Date 2011 Source FAO, FAOLEX Sujet Pêche, Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes Mot clé Pêche continentale Poissons d'eau douce Faune sauvage Oiseaux Aire géographique Alpes, Europe, Europe et Asie Centrale, Pays de l'Union Européenne, Mer du Nord, Atlantique du Nord-Est, Europe du Ouest Résumé The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to damage inflicted on fisheries by cormorants. In particular, article 1 establishes that – contrary to article 42 of the Federal Nature Protection Act - cormorants may be killed if they present a serious danger to fisheries; however, they shall not be killed in national parks, nature protected areas and in breeding and sleeping places. Article 2 establishes that in order to shoot cormorants a valid hunting licence is required. The text consists of 4 articles. Texte intégral Allemand Site web www.schleswig-holstein.de