Matt Smith, with the Michigan DNR, left, Mark Haffley, of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, center, and Pat O'Neill, of the Michigan DNR, pull a fish out of a gill net Wednesday on the water at Sterling State Park near Monroe, Mich.
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A research vessel manned by ODNR members search for invasive fish species Wednesday on the water at Sterling State Park near Monroe.
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Jim Boase, a fish biologist, center, captains a vessel with several officials from across the great lakes region during training exercises.
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Ethan Bingham, a conservation worker with the ODNR, laughs as he holds a Carp caught Wednesday on the water at Sterling State Park near Monroe.
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Ed Lewis, a fisheries biologist with the ODNR, laughs as he holds a Bowfin.
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A carp caught Wednesday swims in a bucket onboard the research vessel fishing for invasive species on the water at Sterling State Park near Monroe, Mich.
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Ed Lewis, a fisheries biologist with the ODNR, holds a Bowfin caught Wednesday on the water at Sterling State Park near Monroe, Mich.
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As Ed Lewis, a fisheries biologist with the ODNR, right, reaches a hand out to straighten a fin, Ethan Bingham, a conservation worker with the ODNR, center, holds a Carp caught on the water at Sterling State Park.
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Matt Smith, with the Michigan DNR, left, and Mark Haffley, of the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, center, check the gill net as Pat O'Neill, of the Michigan DNR, captains their boat Wednesday.
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