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The LWRC was formed in 1998 and the CCG agreed to operate the ship on a cost-recovery basis until 2005 when ownership was transferred to the LWRC.\r\n\r\nThe vessel requires nine crew members \u2013 Captain, Chief Officer, Chief and Second Engineers, Deckhands (4) and cook \u2013 and can accommodate up to seven science crew on overnight passages. The ship\u2019s capacity is 40 persons for day\r\ntrips.\r\n\r\n[Ices platform code 18U3](https://vocab.seadatanet.org/v_bodc_vocab_v2/browse.asp?order=conceptid&formname=search&screen=0&lib=c17&v0_0=namao&v1_0=conceptid%2Cpreflabel%2Caltlabel%2Cdefinition%2Cmodified&v2_0=0&v0_4=&v1_4=modified&v2_4=9&v0_5=&v1_5=modified&v2_5=10&x=57&y=13&v1_6=&v2_6=&v1_7=&v2_7=)\r\n\r\n[NERC Vocabulary Definition](https://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/C17/current/18U3/)", "num_resources": 0, "num_tags": 0, "organization": {"id": "8dd617ee-bcb9-46c1-8d6c-f14394f73c3b", "name": "lwrc", "title": "Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium Inc.", "type": "organization", "description": "The Lake Winnipeg Research Consortium (LWRC) Inc. is a registered charity, founded in 1998 to facilitate scientific research on Lake Winnipeg following evidence of water quality deterioration related to the 1997 Red River \u201cFlood of the Century\u201d. The LWRC was incorporated in Manitoba in 2001 and received charitable status in 2008.\r\n\r\nThe LWRC\u2019s __Science Program__ coordinates whole lake scientific research and monitoring on Lake Winnipeg to gain a better understanding of ecological processes and how they are changing over time, and to support lake and watershed management decision making. \r\n\r\nCurrently, the Science Program offers science support and infrastructure in the form of:\r\n\r\n- Two research vessels, Motor Vessel (M/V) NAMAO and M/V FYLGJA; \r\n\r\n- Since 2002, three whole lake surveys during the open water season (spring, \r\nsummer, fall) each of which includes access to an established network of stations;\r\n\r\n- A network of 65 sampling stations (including offshore, nearshore, river mouths, and outflows);\r\n\r\n- Lake access for Special Projects, upon request; and\r\n\r\n- A Scholarship to honours and graduate students.\r\n\r\nThe LWRC also holds an annual Science Workshop to convene the active science agencies. 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