Some owners are aware of the nesting birds on their islands and attempt to 

 restrict their activities during the nesting season. Some people are oblivious 

 to the birds and picnic and camp in the middle of colonies. Disturbance of 

 colonies could become critical in the future as the coast is used by increas- 

 ing numbers of people for recreation. Both privately-owned colony sites and 

 publicly-owned sites will be affected adversely unless the general public is 

 educated about the destructive nature of visitation to waterbird colonies. 

 Trespass laws should be enforced on publicly-owned colony sites during the 

 nesting season. 



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