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Provincial authorities are attempting to determine whether a large grass carp — a member of the Asian carp family — has reproduced on the Canadian side of Lake Erie.

“We are looking to determine whether there might be a population forming or it was an individual fish released by someone,” said Jolanta Kowalski, spokeswoman for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.

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Ministry officials are attempting to determine whether the carp was fertile or sterile. Results from Fisheries and Oceans Canada are not yet available.

The fish was caught in a commercial net on Friday in Lake Erie, just west of Point Pelee, and was handed over to ministry officials.

The fisherman and the company asked not to be identified.

It is not the first Asian carp found in Lake Erie as a handful of similar grass carp were discovered previously on the U.S. side near Monroe, Mich., and Sandusky, Ohio, Kowalski said.