Does anyone in my telemetry network have hands‑on experience tagging Black rockcod, Marbled rockcod, Blackfin icefish, or related species? I’m looking for practical tips and lessons learned — especially regarding anesthesia protocols @aquatictracking.bsky.social @oceantracking.bsky.social
Brand-new ETNewsletter issue alert! 🚨
Go check it out or sign up here:
europeantrackingnetwork.org/en/etnewslet...
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📦 We just released a new major version (3.0.0) of our R package {etn}. Use it to query animal tracking data from the @aquatictracking.bsky.social database.
⛓️💥 Previous versions were restricted to use on an RStudio server. You can now use {etn} from anywhere! #rstats
👉 oscibio.inbo.be/blog/etn-3-0-0
Let's connect this November in Bruges at the @wcmb2026.bsky.social!
We invite you to submit an abstract for a session on animal movement, behaviour and biologging at the 7th World Conference on Marine Biodiversity in Bruges, Belgium (17-20 November 2026) @wcmb2026.bsky.social, @inbo.be, @vliz.be, @aquatictracking.bsky.social
More info below! 👇
Continuing our celebration of Women and Girls in Science ✨
📷: Maria Pozo-Montoro ©. Animals handled by trained experts with specific qualifications and explicit authorization from all relevant national and regional authorities."
February 11th is International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
To celebrate, from today until Friday we are posting a series of short interviews with women that work in acoustic telemetry, where they share insights into their experiences, struggles & inspirations.
#trackingnotslacking
February 11th is International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
To celebrate, from Tuesday until Friday we are posting a series of short interviews with women who work in the field of acoustic telemetry, in which they share insights into their experiences, struggles, and inspirations.
February 11th is International Day of Women and Girls in Science!
To celebrate, from today until Friday we are posting a series of short interviews with women that work in acoustic telemetry, where they share insights into their experiences, struggles & inspirations.
#trackingnotslacking
Very cool content on data analyses are also available on the channel ! 👩🏽💻
Check it out ! 🤩 : www.youtube.com/@europeantra...
Fish don’t know borders 🐟🌍 Uploading your data to the ETN database might reveal detections far beyond your own receivers 🌊📡 and open the door to exciting collaborations ✨
DYK: you can also find us on YouTube ! The European Tracking Network has its own channel💻🎞️ !
There you’ll find lots of useful videos, including step-by-step tutorials on how to upload your telemetry data to the ETN database.
There you’ll find lots of useful videos, including step-by-step tutorials on how to upload your telemetry data to the ETN database.
Fish don’t know borders🌍 Uploading your data to the ETN database might reveal detections far beyond your own receivers 🌊and open the door to exciting collaborations ✨
🐟 New vacancy in the fish tracking community 📢
Come join Dr. Jan Reubens and his team at the Flanders Marine Institute (@vliz.be) as a Fish Behavioral Ecology Researcher!
🔗Read more about the position and apply here: www.vliz.be/en/jobs/vliz...
❗Deadline 25 January, 2026
As one fish said to the other, “sole-long and hake care!”
See you in 2026! 🎇
The ETN communications team 🐟
We wanted to thank you, all who are working hard to push the field of telemetry forward, all who helped us develop content to post, and of course all of you followers for being with us this past year!
Dear followers,
This year is coming to an end, and many will take a break to enjoy a well-deserved holiday season. We will also take some time off, and will return next year with more things we hope you’ll enjoy.
🎣 Fish-tracking friends! Black Friday meaaaans: gift time! 🎁
Grab a stylish t-shirt of your favourite fish before the stock runs out! ⏳
EU-wide shipping 🚚
Go get yours! ✨
shop.vliz.be/products/eur...
#trackingnotslacking
🎣 Fish-tracking friends! Black Friday meaaaans: gift time! 🎁
Grab a stylish t-shirt of your favourite fish before the stock runs out! ⏳
EU-wide shipping 🚚
Go get yours! ✨
shop.vliz.be/products/eur...
#trackingnotslacking
Use case testimony by Jan Reubens (@vliz.be) about onboarding fish tracking data from the European Tracking Network (ETN, @aquatictracking.bsky.social) in #EDITO. #DOF2025 #EuropeanDigitalTwinOcean #MissionOcean
News! The European Tracking Network just logged its 1,000,000,000th detection! 🎉🐟
Since GPS doesn’t work underwater, telemetry is a key to help us understanding fish movements, essential for conservation and management.
Huge thanks to everyone uploading data - great teamwork! 🌊
#trackingnotslacking
At ETN, researchers use telemetry to understand how animals move across different spatial and temporal scales, guiding the establishment of marine protected areas and the adjustment of fishing regulations.
#AquaticTelemetry #TrackingNotSlacking #WorldFisheriesDay
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Telemetry is a powerful tool for tracking the movements of marine species, providing data that can inform their conservation and management.
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The purpose of this day is to highlight not only the importance of fishing for many communities, but also the need of sustainable fishing practices that safeguard species, their habitats, and the people involved in this activity.
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opening previously unreachable areas and intensifying fishing pressure globally. In turn, this has resulted in increased over-exploitation of marine resources and degradation of habitats.
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Today is World Fisheries Day! 🎣
Fishing has been an essential part of human history for thousands of years and continues to support communities around the world. In recent decades, technological advances have expanded the range of fishing vessels and increased their efficiency,
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🚀 Big win for marine tracking!
TwinTrack took 🥇 at #BlueCloudHackathon2025 with “The Digital Twin of the Ocean meets Animal Movement” — predicting fish movements in the North Sea using skate tracks + env data 🌊
Proud moment for the tracking community & a big step for smarter ocean management 🌍✨