While predation on both aquaculture and sport fishing rearing ponds hasn’t been widely studied, anecdotal evidence suggests predation is intensifying.
As natural feeding areas and populations of wild fish decline, the reliable, plentiful food source available in these ponds has become increasingly attractive to hungry birds, including cormorants, herons, egrets, osprey and bald eagles.
Nuisance Bird Threats to Aquaculture & Fisheries
The main issues attributable to piscivorous birds on rearing ponds are:
- Product damage & loss: birds eat and injure young fish and fingerlings, rendering them unsellable
- Revenue loss: unsellable and eaten fish result in direct revenue loss
Solutions
Bird Lasers
Automated lasers with customized programming based upon specific bird species and property characteristics to harmlessly deter birds.
Netting & Bird Exclusion
Netting, Symterra and other bird exclusion solutions prevents bird access to soffits, rooftops, overhangs, entrances, loading docks and other bird-prone areas.
Population Control
Strengthen biosecurity and reduce human health and safety risks by reducing the population of waterfowl, migratory, and resident bird species on your property.
