NINA Research Station, Ims

The NINA Aquatic Research Station at Ims provides unique advanced facilities for aquatic research, primarily focused on fish ecology. The main function of the research facility is to contribute to the scientific basis for conservation and sustainable utilization of wild anadromous Atlantic salmon and brown trout. The infrastructure available also caters for other aquatic research needs, including research on marine organisms.

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THE STATION IS LOCATED IN SCENIC SURROUNDINGS BY A FJORD '		TRAP CONTROLLING UP- AND DOWN MIGRATION IN THE RIVER IMSA '
TORMOD HUSEBØ, ONE OF THE PERMANENT STAFF, CLEANING FISH TANKS '		PHD STUDENT ELI KVINGEDAL BY SEMI-NATURAL STREAM CHANNELS '
BREEDING ARENAS AND OBSERVATION TOWER ' '		VIEW FROM STATION '
MOUNTAINS DROPPING INTO A NEARBY FJORD '		FORMER STATION MANAGER, JON BACKER, PLANTING OUT EGGS IN NEARBY ÅLABEKK '
PRESENT STATION MANAGER, KNUT BERGESEN, REMOVING EGG BASKETS '		MORTEN IMS (PERMANENT STAFF MEMBER) AND MYSELF ELECTROFISHING OUTLET OF ÅLABEKK
IAN FLEMING (NOPE, NOT THE JAMES BOND AUTHOR) '		PHD STUDENTS LINE SUNDT-HANSEN AND LENA NEREGÅRD RELEASING EXPERIMENTAL FISH INTO STREAM CHANNELS
IAN EXCAVATING EGGS FROM SALMON NEST '		BREEDING OBSERVATION TOWER FROM INSIDE
LINE AND IAN RETRIEVING LIVE EGGS FROM NEST FOR INCUBATION IN LAB '
		SARAH YATES, MATT GAGE, AND MYSELF