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.*Q22!srni*. <br />M r <br />„ kimnim n <br />uiNM litmnt <br />T'j' <br />; 1 <br />L(. <br />f- <br />I <br />rr <br />rfe <br />IIt <br />EXOTIC SPECIES MONITORING TEAM FACTS <br />c«in««fnation CQfPt (MCCl: <br />Th* ini^viduait worliing at Exotic SptciM Monitors (E.S.M.) ara hirad undar MCC authority which <br />raquiraa that paraona working muat ba batwaan tha agaa of 18-26 whan hirad. ba a Minnaaota <br />rasidant. and unainployad or undar-ampioyad. <br />ftanlot <br />Tha orimary goala of tha Exotic Spaciaa Monitoring Taam ara: (1) to incraaaa public awaranaaa <br />about tha thraata of axotic spaciaa to Minnaaota'a watara (2) to damonatrata what individuais can <br />do to pravant tha spraad of axotic spaciaa. Tha awaranaaa procasa invoivaa tha following dunaa: <br />• Inapaction of watarcraft for harmful axotic spaciaa <br />• Varbal communication of tha laws and isauas surrounding tha axiatanca. spraad <br />and affbeta of axotica spaciaa to Minnaaota'a watara. <br />• Distribution of writtan matariala and *CvotH: AlarT tags. <br />• Raeording and documanting information and data nacaasary to avaluala; tha <br />tptaad of axotic spaciaa. tha progratn of control maaauraa. tha affact of <br />public awaranaaa. tha raaponaa of racmationai watarcraft uaara to tha <br />projact. and othar partinant raaaareh information. <br />• Forwarding boatar*a tachnical inquiriaa to DNR apaciaUata <br />• Ensuring that Public Watar Aecassaa ara waad and dabria ffaa whila monitoring <br />crawa ara praaant. <br />and Whan: <br />lyiQHilOfifig Tmiti Consist! of on# coordinstor sod Isn Minnosots Consoivsilwi Cocps Ex <br />Monitors Ircatad in lha tallowing aiaas. Metro Araa • 6 Monitors, Ouluta Araa - 2 <br />___ ____ C^^a m 7. MOflttOrS. <br />IViynilUrv II mi -------------------------- <br />MonHofS. and South East Araa along tha Missisaippi Rhrar - 2 Monitors. <br />Monitors will: • Concantrala on boatar contact at high usa lakaa and rivars. <br />• Monitor only infastad lakes. <br />• Monitor only infastad rivars and potentially high fish rivars <br />(St. Louis. Mississippi. Minnaaota. St Croix) <br />. Concantrala efforts only at Public Walar Aecass aa tttal <br />tothacooparativa RIGHT OF ENIRT AGREEMENT wWeh Indudsa <br />tadaral, county, and locally maintalnad PubHc Walar Aeoaaaas in <br />addition to ONR and DOT Public Walar Accissas <br />• Monitors will NOT conduct Inspactlona or distritaulo matortalo oulsido of <br />their assignad Public Water Aecass aa. <br />idantifleation of tha Exotic Spacias Monitoring Taam: <br />• 18* X 24* Yellow A Mark Sign <br />ONR <br />EXOTIC SPiafS <br />INSPECTION <br />of shirt and a DNRAICC baM cap _ ____ <br />• Exotic Spacias Monitors wW not ba driving an idantmad DHH uanicia. <br />Eiirie"*^iM'^itora have mobile phones tar amarganclaajo communicata with tha monitoring <br />coordinator. ONR Conservation Officars. or other paaca ofltears.