{"id":189,"date":"2022-01-27T10:17:14","date_gmt":"2022-01-27T16:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:47:01","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T18:47:01","slug":"fleet-and-facilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/freshwater\/research\/fleet-and-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"Fleet and Facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Fleet and Facilities<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n

For more than 50 years, we\u2019ve maintained the largest academic research institute on the Great Lakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our Milwaukee Inner Harbor facility is perfect for studying the largest freshwater ecosystem. The aquaculture center includes teaching labs for aquaculture and aquaponics. Here, we prepare the next generation of sustainable fish farmers. Our marine operations building also hosts a large fleet of vessels for research.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Request Vessel Use<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The R\/V Neeskay is available to scientists and researchers wishing to study Lake Michigan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fleet Research Vessels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When it\u2019s time to explore Lake Michigan and nearby waters, students, faculty, and scientists have many tools to choose from. This includes our main research vessel, the R\/V Neeskay. It also includes smaller boats and remotely operated underwater vehicles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We are also raising funds to create the most advanced vessel for the Great Lakes. The R\/V Maggi Sue will be the most cutting-edge research vessel on the Great Lakes when it\u2019s finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n