Dr. Cooke discusses how pacific salmon populations are in decline, to the point where low numbers prevent researchers from conducting scientific studies. “We don’t want to study them to extinction”, says Cooke. Read more here.… Read More

For two consecutive years now, Dr. Cooke has been recognized as a Highly Cited Researcher by Clarivate Analytics – a distinction that is awarded to researchers with multiple publications that rank in the top one percent of their field in … Read More

Ever wonder what happens when you remove something from the top of a food chain? It can have cascading effects… Find out more here.

Dr. Cooke discusses how acoustic telemetry can be used to better monitor ecosystems and set conservation policies around the world! Find out more here.… Read More

Interested in knowing more about social lives of tiger sharks? Check this out!

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Recent PhD graduate, Dr. Aaron Zolderdo, discusses his passion for freshwater fisheries.

Dr. Cooke discusses the impacts of microfishing, read here.… Read More

Dr. Cooke discusses how technological innovations drastically impact recreational fisheries, from the use of drones to underwater cameras and advanced lures. See here for more. 

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Freshwater fish are endangered in Canada, with a large portion of species ranking as threatened, endangered, extirpated, or extinct. See page 17 here for Dr. Cooke’s take on the alarming state of freshwater fish in Canada.… Read More