Lab member Jacqueline Chapman has been working hard treating, tagging and tracking lower Fraser River coho in a fisheries simulation study aimed to identify how pathogens influence the effects of fisheries interactions on migration rates and success. Fish collected … Read More
Dr. Cooke participates in “expert” workshop on identifying optimal fish passage options for the Mactiquac Dam renewal project with the Canadian Rivers Institute in Fredericton, NB (Nov 2014).… Read More
Melissa Dick is nearing the end of her first field season on the Harrison River in British Columbia.
Her research examines tag-related effects on adult sockeye salmon. Mobile net pens are being used to hold fish at the riverbank, which … Read More
This blog post was contributed by Elizabeth Haines, a Carleton University undergraduate student who attended the International Muskellunge Symposium held at Carleton University this past August.
For many anglers, catching a muskie is the thrill of a lifetime. These … Read More
Cooke lab PhD student Vivian Nguyen travelled to Estes Park, Colorado from Oct. 5-9 to attend the Pathways 2014 conference, “Common Future: Integrating human dimensions into fisheries and wildlife management”. Vivian presented her research on the movement of scientific knowledge … Read More
A large-scale telemetry study tracking the movement of 200 walleye in Lakes Huron and Erie was featured online in FISHSENS magazine. Click here to read about the project that Cooke lab members have been involved with.… Read More
Click here to see footage of collaborative research undertaken by Carleton University, University of British Columbia and Fisheries and Oceans on salmon from October, 2010. Daily Planet focuses in on the issues facing west coast salmon and the study’s methodology, … Read More
A collaborative study recently published in Animal Biotelemetry, including FECPL members Eduardo Martins, Lee Gutowsky, Phillip Harrison and Steven Cooke, was featured in FISHSENS Magazine. Click here to read the article.
Cooke lab PhD candidate Jake Brownscombe travelled to Strasbourg, France from Sept. 22-26 to attend the 5th Bio-logging Symposium, where he presented his research on foraging behaviour and energetics of tropical marine fish using accelerometer bio-loggers. This research fit … Read More
Dr. Cooke delivers the 2014 Kolshorn Lecture at the University of Minnesota. Click here to learn 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
