Please see the interview here: https://www.foxnews.com/travel/urgent-yellowstone-fishing-closures-hit-3-rivers-water-turns-deadly… Read More

To listen please go to:

https://www.cbc.ca/radio/day6/freshwater-migratory-fish-decline-9.7156255… Read More

To listen please go to:

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/02/nx-s1-5770620/tiny-fish-prove-adept-at-climbing-waterfalls… Read More

To hear the interviews about the research see below:

https://www.nationalobserver.com/2026/02/24/news/yangtze-river-ecological-recovery-fishing-ban

https://insideclimatenews.org/news/12022026/yangtze-river-fishing-ban-conservation/… Read More

for full letter please see attached:

Alto_Letter_Final_Feb_24… Read More

For full PDF of appointment, see below:

2026_Cooke_appointment… Read More

Dr. Cooke delivered the plenary address for the Black Bass 2025 meeting and also facilitated a session on future-proofing black bass management.   Students Joel Zhang, Raegan Davis, Luc LaRochelle and Justin Lombardo delivered presentations as did Cooke alum Drs. Morgan … Read More

Dr. Steven Cooke and Dr. John Smol (Queen’s University) have published an article in the United Nations Today magazine highlighting threats to freshwater ecosystems.

“INTERNATIONAL BODIES NEED TO PUT FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEMS ON THE AGENDA”

Article is available below:

Cooke and … Read More

Several past and present Cooke lab members presented and enjoyed their time at the latest American Fisheries Society meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii  (August, 2024). A great experience connecting with and learning with colleagues …. we are looking forward to the … Read More