Larocque, S.M., Bzonek, P.A., Brownscombe, J.W., Martin, G.K., Brooks, J.L., Boston, C.M., Doka, S.E., Cooke, S.J., and Midwood, J.D. 2024. Application of telemetry-based fish habitat models to predict spatial habitat availability and inform ecological restoration. Journal of Fish Biology. DOI: 10.1111/jfb.15899.
Reeve, C., K.A. Smith, A. Morin, P.A. Bzonek, S.J. Cooke, and J.W. Brownscombe. 2024. Using heart rate and acceleration biologgers to estimate winter activity costs in free-swimming largemouth bass. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A. 297, 111708.
Reeve, C., J.V. Adams, S.M. Miehls, M.R. Lowe, S.J. Cooke, M. Moser and J.W. Brownscombe. 2024. Developing a predictive model to identify Sea Lamprey parasitism on Lake Trout using biologgers. Transaction of the American Fisheries Society.
Larocque, S.M., C.M. Boston, J.L. Brooks, J.W. Brownscombe, S.J. Cooke, S.E. Doka, and J.D. Midwood. 2024. Telemetry-derived seasonal fish-habitat associations and spatial use in the Hamilton Harbour Area of Concern in western Lake Ontario. Canadian Technical Report of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 3593. Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Ottawa.
Zolderdo, A.J., J.W. Brownscombe, A.E.I. Abrams, C.D. Suski and S.J. Cooke. 2024. Space use and residency patterns of largemouth bass relative to a freshwater protected area. Aquatic Sciences. 86:23.
Casselberry, G.A., G.B. Skomal, L.P. Griffin, J.W. Brownscombe, A. Filous, P.E. Holder, J. Dello Russo, C. Morgan, J. Kneebone, A.J. Adams, S.J. Cooke, and A.J. Danylchuk. 2024. Depredation rates and spatial overlap between Great Hammerhead Sharks (Sphyrna mokarran) and Atlantic Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus) in a recreational fishing hotspot. Marine and Coastal Fisheries. 16:e10277.
Griffin, L. P., Brownscombe, J. W., Adams, A. J., Wilson, J. K., Casselberry, G. A., Holder, P. E., Filous, A., Lowerre-Barbieri, S. K., Cooke, S. J., and Danylchuk, A. J. 2023 . Individual variation and repeatability of Atlantic tarpon Megalops atlanticus migrations in the southern United States: Implications for conservation and management. Marine Biology. 170:168
Cooke, S.J., R.A. Castaneda, A.J. Reid, A. Duncan, C.T. Hasler, J. Brownscombe, A. Howarth, M.L. Piczak, S.J. Kerr, M.L. Jones, J.M. Casselman, J.G. Imhof and N.E. Mandrak. 2023. Freshwater fisheries resources and management: Canadian contexts. Pages 57-90 in C.T. Hasler, J.G. Imhof, N.E. Mandrak and S.J. Cooke, Editors. Freshwater fisheries in Canada: Historical and contemporary perspectives on the resources and their management. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, MD.
Reeve, C., Robichaud, J.A., Fernandes, T., Bates, A.E., Bramburger, A.J., Brownscombe, J.W., Davy, C.M., Henry, H.A.L., McMeans, B.C., Moise, E.R.D., Sharma, S., Smith, P.A., Studd, E.K., O’Sullivan, A., Sutton, A.O., Templer, P.H., Cooke, S.J. 2023. Applied Winter Biology: Threats, Conservation, and Management of Biological Resources during Winter in Cold Climate Regions. 11:coad027
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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