If you fish Arizona's East Verde River, you may soon be reeling in some rainbow trout with a little bit more wiring than usual. That is because the Arizona Game and Fish Department will eventually be releasing 35 rainbow trout implanted with lightweight wire tags into the area. These new "robot"---or more accurately, cyborg---fish will be helping researchers analyze the movement of rainbow trout and better understand how they should be stocked. “It’s a way to kind of estimate the ultimate goal, which is trying to optimize the number of fish to stock while maintaining high catch...
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