In collaboration with Parks Canada, Cooke Lab students Brittany Sullivan and Taylor Ward have finished installing a radio telemetry array that will be used to track bulltrout movement in 40 Mile Creek, a system that has recently had the fortune … Read More
With a change in government occurring from the recent election, many are focused on how the previously frosty relationship between scientific researchers and government will advance. Recently, the UKs Guardian quoted Dr. Cooke on his views on science and the … Read More
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This week, Cooke lab member Shannon Bower was selected as the member of the week on Too Big To Ignore’s webpage. To view the article, click here!
Too Big To Ignore (TBTI) is a research network and knowledge mobilization … Read More
PhD Candidate Shannon Bower will be giving a talk in Carleton University’s Science Café series! Entitled “Finding Cauvery: Recreational Fishing in the Age of Conservation”, Shannon’s talk will highlight issues related to catch and release angling in established and developing … Read More
Temperatures in the Fraser River in British Columbia reached higher than normal this year, following a trend that predicts warming of another two degrees over the next 60 to 80 years. Many questions are being raised about what this means … Read More
The aquatic ecosystem in the Hamilton Harbour area of Lake Ontario has been degraded over the last 120 years as a result of industrialization and land use change. Sewage, fertilizers and industrial pollutants flowing into the relatively small system combined … Read More
Alumni Cooke Lab grad student Christopher Pullen’s research shows that Northern Pike are able to self-release or shake out well set crankbait treble hooks in a matter of days. To read the full article featuring these findings, click here.… Read More
The Steven Berkeley Marine Conservation Fellowship was established by the American Fisheries Society in 2007 in memory of Steven Berkeley, who was a passionate marine biologist based at Long Marine Laboratory at the University of California. This Fellowship is awarded … Read More
Teaming up with the University of British Columbia, Dalhousie University and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Cooke Lab students are spending the month of August studying sockeye salmon cardiac recovery following a fisheries stressor across various water temperatures. The … Read More
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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PhD student Jessica Robichaud discusses her turtle research with CBC Radio
November 11, 2022 10:09 pm
https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-193-fresh-air/clip/15946967-what-turtles-ontario-winters… Read More
November 2, 2022 4:57 pm
The Canadian Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation and the FECPL at Carleton University are developing a research agenda on tipping points and cumulative effects in marine, terrestrial and freshwater systems and associated socio-economic systems. This research agenda will identify current knowledge … Read More
