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David Shiffman, Ph.D. 🦈 @whysharksmatter.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

@lottesdahlmo.bsky.social at #SI2026 : Climate change impacts how much oxygen is in seawater, which impacts spiny dogfish sharks in Norwegian Fjords. They can’t enter their preferred deeper habitats because of low oxygen levels.

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

New paper 🚨 Retrofitting Fosstveit hydropower station with an inclined rack + surface bypass increased survival of downstream-migrating European eels from ~50–70% to 100% reaching the river mouth. Promising solution for this critically endangered species. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1...

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Ever wondered if staring is an effective method for capturing fish? It is not - but find out how we managed to capture and tag trout in Bergen city center here 🎣 www.bergentelemetry.com/post/trackin... #NFR_PUFFINS #RFF_BOATS #Tracking #Telemetry #SalmoTrutta

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

A ghost shark released after being tagged with an acoustic tag! Can’t wait to see the movement data we are getting from this mysterious species 🦈 #SOSF_GhostTrack #NFR_PUFFINS @lottesdahlmo.bsky.social @saveourseas.bsky.social #Chimaeramonstrosa #ghostsharks

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Check out our first acoustic telemetry paper from the #NFR_LOST project here: doi.org/10.1093/ices... 🚨🦈 Or read a summary on our website: www.bergentelemetry.com/post/new-pap... #NFR_NorTrack #NFR_DTOTrack

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Lotte S Dahlmo @lottesdahlmo.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Wohoo! Another two chimaera monstrosa tagged tonight 🤩 The coloration is beautiful! Thanks to @saveourseas.bsky.social for funding the #SOSF_GhostTrack project! We’re going out again tomorrow! @bergentelemetry.bsky.social

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

How do European eels use urban habitats? 🐟 Our team began tagging eel in November - starting in a tiny pond in the city center that is connected to the fjord. We're excited to see their movement and behavior. Read more about the tagging here: www.bergentelemetry.com/post/tagging... #NFR_PUFFINS

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Tagging eel in the PUFFINS project

In November 2025, we tagged european eel for our RCN-funded project, PUFFINS. The aim of our work is to better understand how eels behave and use habitat, particularly in urban environments. The Europ...

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

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Tagging eel in the PUFFINS project

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Interested in fish tracking? VLIZ is hiring!! 🐟

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

For the past 2 years we've guest lectured in the Arctic Population Ecology course at University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS), giving students both theoretical and practical experience with acoustic telemetry. Read more about it here: www.bergentelemetry.com/post/teachin...

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Teaching in Svalbard

For the second year, we have been invited to guest lecture for students in the Arctic Population Ecology (AB-204) course led by Dr. Larissa Beumer at the University Centre in Svalbard (UNIS). Our them...

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

It's been some busy months in Bergen City! Read about our field season in the BOATS/PUFFINS projects where we're tracking Atlantic cod, pollock and European lobster to follow their movement as the sea bed is restored www.bergentelemetry.com/post/summari... #NFR_PUFFINS #RFF_BOATS

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Summarizing this year's fieldwork in BOATS and PUFFINS

As the main bulk of field work in BOATS and PUFFINS is coming to a close, we look back at lovely days at Puddefjorden and Store Lungegårdsvannet which can only be described with one word: successful. ...

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

We hosted a workshop in Finse a month ago discussing alpine lake dynamics and fish ecology. Read more about the #FF_COLD project and workshop here: www.bergentelemetry.com/post/alpine-... Thanks to everyone who joined!

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

During this year’s field season in the high Arctic, this polar bear checked the fish net for us🐟❄️ Read more about our field season for the #NFR_NICE project - tracking salmonids in Svalbard! www.bergentelemetry.com/post/2025-fi...

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Lotte S Dahlmo @lottesdahlmo.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Went out trying to catch and tag Chimaera monstrosa, ghostsharks, for the #SOSF_GhostTrack / #NFR_PUFFINS projects. Didn’t manage to catch any unfortunately, but we did catch a beautiful blackmouth catshark 🦈 We’ll try again next week! @saveourseas.bsky.social @bergentelemetry.bsky.social

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Lotte S Dahlmo @lottesdahlmo.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Tagged some sea trout (Salmo trutta) Friday evening for our #RFF_BOATS project. Will hopefully get some cool positioning data from the bay once they leave the river! 🐟 @bergentelemetry.bsky.social

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Summarizing this year's fieldwork in BOATS and PUFFINS

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Lotte S Dahlmo @lottesdahlmo.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

It's international #ghostshark day! So exciting to study the behaviour of Chimaera monstrosa in Norwegian fjords -contributing to filling important knowledge gaps about their ecology. Thanks to @saveourseas.bsky.social for funding the #SOSF_GhostTrack project. @bergentelemetry.bsky.social

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EEA2025 @eea2025.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

💡Claudia works as a data manager for the European Tracking Network, she mainly supports European researchers to upload and access their ETN data, and makes sure that ETN stays FAIR, up-to-date with community standards and available in other data repositories such as OBIS. #EEA2025

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EEA2025 @eea2025.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

🦈Lotte works in the animal movement and behavioural ecology team of VLIZ. She investigates seasonal presence and hotspots of fish in the North Sea, using acoustic telemetry. She is also involved in the European Tracking Network, which connects fish tracking researchers all over Europe. #EEA2025

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Ocean Tracking Network @oceantracking.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

🌊 New acoustic array deployed in the Fundian Channel! This fall, our telemetry team worked offshore south of Yarmouth, NS, installing 18 acoustic receivers to monitor aquatic species in this ecologically rich region.

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

We’re thrilled to announce two new NFR-funded tracking projects! #NFR_CARECOD explores cod evolution and adaptation in Norway’s fjords, while #NFR_ROPES investigates Arctic resilience and ecosystem tipping points. Read more about both projects here: www.bergentelemetry.com/post/two-new...

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Two New NFR Projects Funded: Exploring Arctic Resilience and Cod Evolution

We’re thrilled to announce that BTN will receive funding for two major research projects through the Norwegian Research Council (NFR). These projects - CARE-COD and ROPES - will deepen our understandi...

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Amazing Friday out on the fjord - 8 Atlantic cod tagged! 🐟☀️ With sediment dumping and hydropower changes planned in the area, we’re collecting crucial before data to see how cod behaviour and habitat use shift as the fjord environment changes.

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

We've been out popping up acoustic release receivers for fine-scale positioning of thornback rays in our beautiful fjords. Several million detections to work with over the past year! Read more here: www.bergentelemetry.com/post/a-year-... #trackingnotslacking #NFR_LOST #NFR_NorTrack #NFR_DTOTrack

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Interested in tracking data and fine-scale #positioning? Check out our new paper using multilateralization to track brown trout in a hydropower regulated lake in western Norway! 🚨 Read it here: doi.org/10.1111/eff.... 🐟 or check out our website summary: www.bergentelemetry.com/post/new-pap...

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

PhD candidate Jessica Robichaud at Cooke lab at @carleton.ca is visiting us for a month to help with field work. Today, she presented her work for our lab. She is using acoustic telemetry to track permit in the Florida keys! So interesting to see some of her findings! 🐟 @sjcfishy.bsky.social

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Before summer, PhD students Saron Berhe & Erlend M Hanssen joined the 20th anniversary NoWPaS workshop in Halifax. Five days of talks, networking & exploring Halifax with early-career salmonid researchers from around the world. They also both presented their PhD projects🐟🦦 @nowpas.bsky.social

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Steven J Cooke @sjcfishy.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Looking for a scientific illustrator/graphic designer based in Canada in the "environmental/conservation" space to help with a synthesis figure for a paper. Please ping me with ideas.

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Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences @cjfas.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Have you used fish telemetry in your research? @cjfas.bsky.social is accepting submissions on how telemetry is being applied to support conservation and management in aquatic ecosystems. This includes work from @icft2025.bsky.social ▶️ buff.ly/Y2FTYRL

Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences social card to promote call for papers on new collection 'Fish telemetry to address management and conservation' with image of boat and fish underwater.

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Lotte S Dahlmo @lottesdahlmo.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

What a week it’s been! I’ve visited @lottepohl.bsky.social & David Casals at @vliz.be in Belgium for our #EMFish project. My first time seeing and tagging a Mustelus asterias - so cool! Thanks for a very fun day on the North Sea! @bergentelemetry.bsky.social @aquatictracking.bsky.social

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European Tracking Network @aquatictracking.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

Hello fishy friends! 🐠 We’re the team behind the scenes at the European Tracking Network — serving up deep science and even deeper puns 😈🐡 🎣 [Thread incoming] 🎣

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

We’ve downloaded data from our receivers around Bergen city center for the #BOATS project. Interested to see an example of fine-scale positioning movement data from a tagged European lobster? Check out the BTN website here www.bergentelemetry.com/post/downloa...

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European Tracking Network @aquatictracking.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Today is International Shark Day! Sharks are over 550 species that come in many shapes and sizes, from the minuscule 20 cm long dwarf lanternshark to the almost 100 times longer whale shark. Amazing! (but not a surprise, which was ruined by their names).

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

We are now starting the second part of the #NFR_HITLICE project on Senja, Northern Norway, where we infect migrating salmon smolts with salmon lice and tag them with acoustic transmitters with predation sensors to investigate the vulnerability to predation 🐟

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

We've installed a PIT antenna in Nidelva to track returning Atlantic salmon smolts tagged last year through our #NFR_HITLice project. Smolts were infested with sea lice before release. Low discharge makes drilling the antenna to the riverbed easier, still a river with 3–4°C makes it quite tough!

Anchoring of the PIT antenna to the riverbed during low river discharge

Picture of the river Nidelva in Southern Norway with NORCE LFI employee snorkeling to make sure that the antenna is well secured and deployed

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Interested in predation? Our #NFR_RePress project investigates the reemerging conflicts between European Otter and Atlantic salmon in Norway. Go check out our webpage for an update of the development of the project: www.bergentelemetry.com/post/progres... Photo credit: Vegard Lødøen

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Beautiful day in field earlier this week deploying receivers in the fjords around Bergen city☀️ These will track some fascinating species that we’re going to tag through some new projects starting this year 🌊🦈🐠 #TrackingNotSlacking @oceantracking.bsky.social @aquatictracking.bsky.social

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Happy International Women and Girls in Science Day! Today, we honor the women who've made incredible contributions to STEM in the past, overcoming challenges and hostile environments 🌸 We're inspired by & appreciate all the amazing & hard working women in our field around the globe! #womeninstem

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Interested in predator-prey dynamics & habitat restoration? Check out our new review paper🚨 We discuss the importance of habitat complexity as a refuge, for phenotype variation, energetic costs, & apparent competition - and their implications for restoration. doi.org/10.1111/rec....

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The role of habitat in predator–prey dynamics with applications to restoration

Habitat is a powerful force in ecosystems, and the quantity and quality of habitat can shape ecosystem structure and function. Among the many important roles that habitat plays is as a mediator of ec...

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Vitenskapelig råd for lakseforvaltning @vitenskapsraadet.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

De siste tre dagene har det nyoppnevnte Vitenskapsrådet vært samlet på Meråker. 11 medlemmer ble oppnevnt på nytt, og tre nye forskere tar fatt på arbeidet sammen med dem. #villaks vitenskapsradet.no/Nyheter/nytt...

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Nytt vitenskapsråd oppnevnt

Vitenskapelig råd for lakseforvaltning er et uavhengig råd opprettet av Miljødirektoratet, som vurderer bestandsstatus for norsk laks, trusselfaktorer, beskatningsnivå og andre tema som berører villak...

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Lotte S Dahlmo @lottesdahlmo.bsky.social · 22/01/2025

Last week’s study hall somehow resulted in us swimming around with acoustic tags in our socks in the fjord today! @bergentelemetry.bsky.social @mathildeoddekalv.bsky.social

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

New paper out from our #NFR_PACE project! We combined acoustic telemetry with gill biopsies to investigate the activity of anadromous brown trout during their spawning migration in three rivers in Norway. You can find the paper here: doi.org/10.1111/jfd.... #Telemetry #Pathogens #SalmoTrutta

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Bergen Telemetry Network @bergentelemetry.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

We spent the last field days in December retrieving receivers for our eel project in Storelva in southern Norway. All found, none lost! Looking forward to starting 2025 digging into the data✨ @tormodharaldstad.bsky.social @kurtjoh.bsky.social

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