Cdr. Mike Farrell, Chief of Prevention with Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan, presents Illinois Department of Natural Resources representatives Dave Wyffels, Kevin Irons and Bill Shannon with a Certificate of Merit for IDNRs exceptional support during Fish Barrier operations in 2012 in Romeoville, Ill., June 18, 2013. The IDNR supported eight different operations to prevent unauthorized persons and vessels from transiting the barrier while federal maintenance operations and Asian Carp suppression efforts occurred along the Chicago Ship and Sanitary Canal, and to ensure public safety in that area. (Coast Guard photo by Chief Petty Officer Alan Haraf)