Bergen Telemetry Network
Operated by Laboratory for Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries at NORCE
Applied and fundamental freshwater research laboratory in Bergen, Norway
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Bergen Telemetry Network is a research infrastructure consisting of nearly 200 active receivers that are deployed in freshwater and marine habitats to detect tagged fish. The goal is to conserve natural resources by giving research-based evidence to management through the use of telemetry and this network of receivers. The network of receivers are based on several ongoing research projects, and we currently have receivers deployed in the urban areas in Bergen City as part of our BOATS project, in the Osterfjord system trough the LOST project, in Southern Norway with the eel project, and in the high North in Svalbard with the NICE project. The network is operated by NORCE LFI with primary funding from the Norwegian Research Council, The Environmental Directorate, and NORCE internally.
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LOST
2021 - ongoing
Despite being an endangered species, spiny dogfish are frequently in conflict with local fisheries and aquaqulture. There is little knowledge about dogfish in Norway, including uncertainty about how they use fjord habitats. LOST is a project that includes a pilot project tagging spiny dogfish in the Osterfjord. We tagged 10 individuals in our pilot study in 2021 to investigate the depth use and movements within Bergen Telemetry Network.