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
Lab members Jacqueline Chapman, Daniel Struthers, and Robert Lennox, along with the community of Cambridge Bay, NU, are patiently waiting the arrival Arctic charr for their return to the Grenier Lake system for overwintering. As part of … Read More
In partnership with BC Hydro, Cooke lab students are using acoustic telemetry to better understand the spatial ecology of bull trout and assess fish entrainment risk in reservoirs. Located in northern British Columbia, the Williston Reservoir is the seventh largest … Read More
Dr. Cooke discusses best practices for catch and release angling as part of a short documentary produced by Mouchcheurs EnDiables, a non-profit fly fishing organization on the Diable River in QC.… Read More
This week, Dr. Cooke was interviewed by Halifax CBC TV regarding the capabilities of telemetry and the role of the Ocean Tracking Network in global aquatic science and management.
To view the interview, click here. Dr. Cooke appears at … Read More
A study on catch-and-release revival techniques for Pacific salmon conducted by members of the Pacific Salmon Ecology and Conservation Laboratory (University of British Columbia) and the Cooke Lab was featured in the Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Bulletin. Click here… Read More
Lake Opinicon at the Queen’s University Biological Station provides unique research opportunities due to its longstanding freshwater protected areas, where angling has been banned for over 70 years. These protected areas have allowed student researchers to explore the effects of … Read More
Shannon Bower and Robert Lennox of Carleton U’s Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory traveled to Lillehammer, Norway for the EIFAAC International Symposium on Recreational Fisheries . The symposium was attended by over 180 recreational fisheries professionals from 22 countries … Read More
The recently published paper in the journal Science, co-authored by Dr. Cooke, has been covered by a number of media outlets. Check them out!
A new paper, published in Science, details the explosion in aquatic animal tracking research over the past 30 years and its impact on discoveries about the movements, migrations, interactions and survival of both common and elusive aquatic species.
The review … 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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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
