In collaboration with BOKU, members of the SciFish group have just launched a new study investigating the behavior and ecology of fish as part of the 4FatQs project. The study uses a method of radio telemetry to locate preferred habitats and movements of fish. The researchers tagged 60 adult trout in the River Ois with electronic transmitters (the size of the fish ranged from 200 to 880 g). The researchers will track the movements of the fish every week for the next 8 months until June/July 2025. The study's results will help us better understand how native brown trout and non-native rainbow trout move between different habitats during and outside their spawning season. We will also improve our knowledge of how climate change may affect interactions between native and non-native species. Stay tuned for more information from this study.
