Robichaud, J.A., L. P., Griffin., G.A., Casselberry, D. Morley, A.J., Adams, A.J., Danylchuk, S.J., Cooke, J.W., Brownscombe In Press. Locomotor activity patterns of Permit (Trachinotus falcatus) as an indicator of habitat function in the Florida Keys. Marine Ecology Progress Series. 00:0000-0000.
Danylchuk, A.J., L. LaRochelle, G.D. Raby, B. Bennet, S.J. Cooke, & J.W. Brownscombe. In Press. Hooking injury, physiological stress, and post-release activity patterns of giant trevally (Caranx ignobilis) captured using spinning gear in a catch-and-release recreational fishery. Environmental Biology of Fishes. 00:0000-0000.
Hlina, B.L., A.M. Rous, M.L. Piczak, J.D. Midwood, J.W. Brownscombe, R.J. Portiss, T.F. Sciscione, M.G. Wells, S.E. Doka, and S.J. Cooke. In Press. Seasonal effects on the acceleration of largemouth bass and northern pike in Toronto Harbour. Animal Biotelemetry. 00:000-000.
Lemieux, T.A., S.J. Landsman, J.D. Midwood, K.E. Smokorowski, C.M. Davy, J.W. Brownscombe, K.M. Jeffries and S.J. Cooke. In Press. Using habitat quality indicators to evaluate the success of freshwater habitat improvements. Environmental Reviews. 00:000-000.
Shorgan, M.B., G.D. Raby, A.L. Fedus, B.E. Howell, L.S.E. Haniford, L.C. Howitt, N.V. Klinard, J.K. Matley, J.W. Brownscombe, S.J. Cooke, and A.T. Fisk. 2025. Effects of surgical implantation of electronic tags in fishes: a review and meta-analysis. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 36(1): 14.
LaRochelle, L., L.P., Griffin, J.W., Brownscombe, C.K., Elvidge, C.T., Hasler, J.A., Robichaud, J.C., Madden, S.J., Landsman, V., Raoult, A.J., Danylchuk, and S.J., Cooke. 2025. On the behaviour of fish released following a fisheries capture: methods, endpoints, and consequences. Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture. 1-28.
Griffin, L. P., Adams, A. J., Brownscombe, J. W., Cooke, S. J., Dance, M. A., Lowerre-Barbieri, S. K., Orbesen, E. S., Snodgrass, D., and Danylchuk, A. J. 2025. Synthesizing support for the entrainment hypothesis through spatially explicit life cycles, vagrancy, and collapse of Atlantic tarpon (Megalops atlanticus). Fish and Fisheries. 26:733-744.
Casselberry, G.A., G.B. Skomal, L.P. Griffin, J.W. Brownscombe, J.T. Finn, J. Dello Russo, A. Filous, P.E. Holder, B. Daughtry, J. Kneebone, D. Morley, S. Lowerre-Barbieri, B. Anderson, J. Sulikowski, S.J. Cooke, and A.J. Danylchuk. 2025. Migratory patterns and seasonal habitat use of great hammerhead sharks (Sphyrna mokarran) in the southeastern United States. Journal of Fish Biology. 107:350-371.
Griffin, L. P., Danylchuk, A. J., Casselberry, G. A., Brownscombe, J. W., Robichaud, J. A., Piczak, M. L., Haley, A. L., Morley, D., & Cooke, S. J. 2025. Habitat management and restoration as missing pieces in flats ecosystems conservation and the fishes and fisheries that they support. Fisheries. vuae032.
LaRochelle, L., J., Bernardi., J.C., Madden, J.W., Brownscombe, A.M., Goodenough, A.J., Danylchuk, and S.J., Cooke. 2025. Effects of Recreational Fishing Gear Type on Reflex Impairment on Post-Release Swimming Activity of Smallmouth Bass. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 32(2): e12776.
The Cooke Lab (past and present) was well represented at the AFS Annual Meeting in San Antonio
August 18, 2025 11:59 am
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
July 3, 2025 12:31 pm
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 lab members attend the American Fisheries Society annual meeting in Honolulu!
November 22, 2024 4:37 pm
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
Our lab celebrates our most recent grad students for defending their MSc and PhD theses (Sept 2023).
September 17, 2023 4:25 am
Lab members assembled at the inaugural SCAS meeting in Montreal in February of 2023.
February 27, 2023 11:01 pm
There were many team members (past and present) at the meeting. Dr. Cooke assumed the role of President of SCAS and will hold that position until the next SCAS meeting in February 2024 in Fredericton. 
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