Dr. Cooke, Jake Brownscombe and Mike Lawrence attended the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust meeting at the International Game Fish Association in Florida (November 6-8 2014). Several collaborators including Dr. Karen Murchie, Dr. Andy Danylchuk, Dr. Aaron Adams, Dr. Mike … Read More
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IN THE FIELD: SAMPLING COHO SALMON TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF PATHOGENS
Lab member Jacqueline Chapman has been working hard treating, tagging and tracking lower Fraser River coho in a fisheries simulation study aimed to identify how pathogens influence the effects of fisheries interactions on migration rates and success. Fish collected … Read More
DR. COOKE ATTENDS WORKSHOP WTIH CANADIAN RIVERS INSTITUTE
Dr. Cooke participates in “expert” workshop on identifying optimal fish passage options for the Mactiquac Dam renewal project with the Canadian Rivers Institute in Fredericton, NB (Nov 2014).… Read More
Pacific salmon research in full swing
Melissa Dick is nearing the end of her first field season on the Harrison River in British Columbia.
Her research examines tag-related effects on adult sockeye salmon. Mobile net pens are being used to hold fish at the riverbank, which … Read More
BREWER PARK RESTORATION PROJECT – ITS ROLE IN MUSKIE RESTORATION
This blog post was contributed by Elizabeth Haines, a Carleton University undergraduate student who attended the International Muskellunge Symposium held at Carleton University this past August.
For many anglers, catching a muskie is the thrill of a lifetime. These … Read More
COOKE LAB STUDENT PRESENTS ON KNOWLEDGE MOBILIZATION IN COLORADO
Cooke lab PhD student Vivian Nguyen travelled to Estes Park, Colorado from Oct. 5-9 to attend the Pathways 2014 conference, “Common Future: Integrating human dimensions into fisheries and wildlife management”. Vivian presented her research on the movement of scientific knowledge … Read More
GREAT LAKES WALLEYE STUDY FEATURED IN FISHSENS MAGAZINE
COLLABORATIVE SALMON RESEARCH ON DISCOVERY PLANET
STUDY ON BULL TROUT MOVEMENT NEAR DAM FEATURED IN FISHSENS MAGAZINE
A collaborative study recently published in Animal Biotelemetry, including FECPL members Eduardo Martins, Lee Gutowsky, Phillip Harrison and Steven Cooke, was featured in FISHSENS Magazine. Click here to read the article.
FECPL student presents at Bio-logging Symposium in Strasbourg, France
Cooke lab PhD candidate Jake Brownscombe travelled to Strasbourg, France from Sept. 22-26 to attend the 5th Bio-logging Symposium, where he presented his research on foraging behaviour and energetics of tropical marine fish using accelerometer bio-loggers. This research fit … Read More