Bergen Telemetry Network
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Based in Bergen (Norway), the Bergen Telemetry Network track aquatic animals using primarily acoustic telemetry. From southern Norway to the high Arctic! We track salmonids, cod fish, lobster, sharks, rays, and chimaeras. www.bergentelemetry.com
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Homepage for the Bergen Telemetry Network - operated by the Laboratory for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries at NORCE
www.bergentelemetry.com
BTN is a tracking network managed by NORCE LFI in Bergen, Norway. We track aquatic animals primarily using acoustic telemetry to answer various questions related to management, industry & climate change. Check out our website for more info about us & our projects: www.bergentelemetry.com
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
Or read a summary on our website: www.bergentelemetry.com/post/new-pap...
#NFR_NorTrack #NFR_DTOTrack
My first PhD paper is published! We did a co-occurrence network analysis of tagged spiny dogfish in the fjords 🦈 Read it here: doi.org/10.1093/ices...
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#Spurdog
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#Spurdog
January 26, 2026 at 6:35 PM
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
Or read a summary on our website: www.bergentelemetry.com/post/new-pap...
#NFR_NorTrack #NFR_DTOTrack
Interested to see if anadromous brown trout can escape a hydropower tunnel? Read our paper here: doi.org/10.1002/eco....
Or the paper summary here: www.bergentelemetry.com/post/new-pap...
#NFR_LaKES
Or the paper summary here: www.bergentelemetry.com/post/new-pap...
#NFR_LaKES
An Experimental Test of Hydropower Entrainment Risk for Subadult Sea‐Run Brown Trout (Aka Blenkje; Salmo trutta)
Brown trout play an important role in the northeastern Atlantic aquatic ecosystems, moving between freshwater and marine environments to maximize fitness across their lives. The blenkje (aka finnock)...
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January 22, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Interested to see if anadromous brown trout can escape a hydropower tunnel? Read our paper here: doi.org/10.1002/eco....
Or the paper summary here: www.bergentelemetry.com/post/new-pap...
#NFR_LaKES
Or the paper summary here: www.bergentelemetry.com/post/new-pap...
#NFR_LaKES
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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
January 19, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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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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
#NFR_PUFFINS
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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January 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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
#NFR_PUFFINS
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
#NFR_PUFFINS
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...
www.bergentelemetry.com
January 9, 2026 at 1:47 PM
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
#NFR_PUFFINS
Interested in fish tracking? VLIZ is hiring!! 🐟
VLIZ is hiring: a Fish Behavioral Ecology Researcher 🐟
Ready to make an impact on healthy fish populations and marine biodiversity? Join our vibrant research team and work on cutting-edge European projects.
👉 Apply no later than 25 January. More info viahttps://vliz.pulse.ly/dfkavmwxh1
Ready to make an impact on healthy fish populations and marine biodiversity? Join our vibrant research team and work on cutting-edge European projects.
👉 Apply no later than 25 January. More info viahttps://vliz.pulse.ly/dfkavmwxh1
January 6, 2026 at 9:31 AM
Interested in fish tracking? VLIZ is hiring!! 🐟
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...
www.bergentelemetry.com/post/teachin...
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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January 5, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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...
www.bergentelemetry.com/post/teachin...
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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
#NFR_PUFFINS #RFF_BOATS
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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November 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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
#NFR_PUFFINS #RFF_BOATS
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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!
Thanks to everyone who joined!
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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!
Thanks to everyone who joined!
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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...
www.bergentelemetry.com/post/2025-fi...
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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...
www.bergentelemetry.com/post/2025-fi...
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!
Thanks to everyone who joined!
November 27, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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!
Thanks to everyone who joined!
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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!
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November 20, 2025 at 6:58 AM
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!
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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! 🐟
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November 17, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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
@bergentelemetry.bsky.social
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...
www.bergentelemetry.com/post/2025-fi...
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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...
www.bergentelemetry.com/post/2025-fi...
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
#NFR_PUFFINS #RFF_BOATS
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. ...
www.bergentelemetry.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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
#NFR_PUFFINS #RFF_BOATS
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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
October 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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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💡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
October 29, 2025 at 9:28 AM
💡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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🦈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
October 29, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🦈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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🌊 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.
October 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
🌊 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.
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...
Read more about both projects here: www.bergentelemetry.com/post/two-new...
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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October 20, 2025 at 8:26 AM
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...
Read more about both projects here: www.bergentelemetry.com/post/two-new...
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.
September 26, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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.
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
#trackingnotslacking #NFR_LOST #NFR_NorTrack #NFR_DTOTrack
September 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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
#trackingnotslacking #NFR_LOST #NFR_NorTrack #NFR_DTOTrack
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...
#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...
September 2, 2025 at 7:39 AM
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...
#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...
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! 🐟
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August 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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! 🐟
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@sjcfishy.bsky.social
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
August 11, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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