Dr. Cooke delivers a departmental seminar in Biology at the University of Regina on the science of catch-and-release (January 2016).… Read More
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Dr. Cooke interviewed by EurekAlert! science news
A recent publication co-athored by Dr. Cooke and PhD student Shannon Bower was recently highlighted in an article by EurekAlert! science news. Check it out here!
Paper on the effects of fight intensity on largemouth bass featured in InFisherman magazine
The January 2016 edition of InFisherman Magazine has a full page article on a paper published by the Cooke Lab where accelerometer loggers mounted on fishing rods were used to assess the influence of largemouth bass fight intensity on fish … Read More
Vivian Nguyen: Seriously, Know Your Audience!
PhD student Vivian Nguyen recently contributed to the Canadian Science Publishing’s Blog – check out what she has to say about knowing your audience here!… Read More
Hamilton and Toronto Harbour restoration projects featured in IUCN SSC/WI newsletter
The benefits of using telemetry to evaluate the movement of fish in restored habitats was recently covered in a piece written by Jill Brooks and Andrew Rous for the IUCN/SI Freshwater Fish Specialist Group Newsletter. Check it out below!
Cooke Lab attends 69th annual CCFFR in St John’s
Brittany Sullivan, Taylor Ward, Jacqueline Chapman, Lee Gutowsky, and Chris Elvidge joined Dr. Cooke at this year’s Canadian Conference For Fisheries Research in St John’s, Newfoundland, where they presented their research. Brittany, Taylor and Jacqueline received … Read More
Dr. Austin Gallagher, Cooke Lab post-doctoral fellow, named to the Forbes Top 30 Under 30 for the Sciences
Congratulations to Dr. Austin Gallagher for being named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Science! For more about Austin and his work, visit his website.
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Dr. Cooke and Dr. Aaron Adams co-edit special issue of Environmental Biology of Fishes
Dr. Cooke and Dr. Aaron Adams (Bonefish and Tarpon Trust/Florida Institute of Technology) served as guest editors for a special issue of Environmental Biology of Fishes on fish of the flats. More information in this Bonefish & Tarpon Trust blog … Read More
Petra Szekeres, Dr. Austin Gallagher and Dr. Cooke attend Fish at Night
Petra Szekeres, Dr. Austin Gallagher and Dr. Cooke attended the Fish at Night Conference in Miami. Petra delivered a presentation on the effects of light pollution on juvenile bonefish. Gallagher was on hand to present a Beneath The Waves … Read More
Cooke Lab student awarded the Chancellor’s Medal
This fall, undergraduate student and Cooke lab member Sofia Jain-Schlaepfer will graduate with Honours and will be awarded the Chancellor’s Medal. This medal is awarded annually in the name of the Chancellor of Carleton University to a graduating undergraduate student … Read More