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.
Midwood, J.D., J.L.Brooks, P. Bzonek, S.J.Cooke, M. Croft-White, D.T.Reddick, N.A.Turner, S. Larocque and C.T. Hasler. 2025. Fine-scale behaviour of walleye (Sander vitreus) on a spawning shoal in Hamilton Harbour, Ontario. Journal of Great Lakes Research. 102728.
Piczak, M.L., A.J.A. Sergio, R.J. Lennox, T. Theysmeyer, J.E. Bowman, J.D. Midwood, and S.J. Cooke. 2025. Climate change impacts on the phenology of Laurentian Great Lakes fishes. Global Change Biology. 31(8): e70436.
Gatch, A.J., D. Gorsky, K.T. Morton, R.J. Johnson, C.J. Farrell, T.B. Johnson, E. Bloomfield, B. Metcalfe, J. Goretzke, M. Connerton, S.M. Larocque, J.D. Midwood, B. O’Malley, B. Weidel, S.J. Cooke, and S. Furgal. 2025. Factors affecting post-release survival probability of Lake Trout implanted with acoustic telemetry transmitters. Fisheries Research. 288:107457.
Reid, J.L., G. Zorn, S. Woods, J. Lamoureux, S.J. Landsman, J.D. Midwood, and S.J. Cooke. 2025. Do fish in an urban river system use a rehabilitated and reconnected stormwater pond during the summer? Water Biology and Security. 4(2): 100333.
Brooks, J.L., Lédée, E. J. I., Larocque, S. M., Cooke, S.J., Brown, E., and J.D. Midwood. 2025. The influence of thermal and hypoxia induced habitat compression on walleye (Sander vitreus) movements in a temperate lake. Movement Ecology. 13:1.
Reid, C. H., LaRochelle, L., Madden, J. C., Haniford, L. S., Burton, D., Midwood, J. D., & Cooke, S. J. (2024). Relative effects of electro-immobilisation and chemical anaesthesia on in situ post-release behaviour and reproductive success in nesting smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu). Applied Animal Behaviour Science, 273, 106239.
Piczak, M. L., Theis, S., Portiss, R., Ruppert, J. L. W., Midwood, J. D. and Cooke, S. J. In Press. Assessing efficacy of ecological restoration for freshwater fishes in Toronto Harbour. Science of the Total Environment. 00:000-000.
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.
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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