Prystay, T.S., Lunzmann-Cooke, E.L., Johnston, S.D., Zinn, K., Hendricks, B., Cooke, S.J., Patterson, D.A., Hinch, S.G. 2025. Release mortality in Pacific salmon fisheries along the homing migration and recommended best practices to maximize welfare and survival. Fisheries Research. 289, 107480.
Cooke, S.J., C.L. Baker, J.L. Mida Hinderer, M. Siefkes, J.M. Barber, T.B. Steeves, M.F. Docker, W. Li, M.P. Wilkie, M.L. Jones, K.F. Robinson, E.S. Dunlop, C.O. Brant, N.S. Johnson, W.P. Mattes, M. Gaden and A.M. Muir. In Press. Ten Lessons for Controlling Invasive Species: Wisdom from the Long-Standing Sea Lamprey Control Program on the Laurentian Great Lakes. BioScience. 00:000-000.
Peiman KS, Rytwinski T, Weber LC, King I, Cooke SJ. 2025. What are the effects of sea lice on wild and farmed Pacific and Atlantic salmon? A systematic map protocol. Ecological Solutions and Evidence. 6(3), e70104.
Cooke, S.J., L.G.M. Silva, A. Harby, J. Bao, E.C. Enders, I. Boavida, M. Duan, J. Drake, C. Rennie, D.P. Zielinski, G.M. Kondolf, M.L. Piczak, B. Bard, M. Bendixen and A. St-Hilaire. In Press. The role of ecohydraulics in addressing the freshwater biodiversity crisis. Water Biology and Security. 00:000-000.
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.
Howarth, A., S.J. Cooke, and V.M. Nguyen. 2025. It takes all kinds: a composite approach to sustainable freshwater fisheries. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. (ja).
Dinkelacker, O.T., G.A. Casselberry, L.P. Griffin, S. Clark Danylchuk, S.J. Cooke, and A.J. Danylchuk. 2025. Effects of capture and handling on striped bass (Morone saxatilis) in the recreational fishery of coastal Massachusetts. Fisheries Research. 288, 107459.
Cooke, S.J., N.N. Bett, S.G. Hinch, Chief B. Adolph, C.T. Hasler, B.E. Howell, A.N. Schoen, E.J. Mullen, N.A. Fangue, A.E. Todgham, M.J. Cheung, R.C. Johnson, R. Sze-Tung Olstad, M. Sisk, Chief C. Sisk, C.E. Franklin, R.C. Irwin, T.R. Irwin, W. Lewandrowski, E.P. Tudor, H. Ajduk, S. Tomlinson, J.C. Stevens, A.A.E. Wilcox, J.A. Giacinti, J.F. Provencher, R. Dupuis-Smith, F. Dwyer-Samuel, M. Saunders, L.L.C. Meyer, P. Buss, J.L. Rummer, B. Bard and A. Fuller. In Press. Co-production and conservation physiology: Outcomes, challenges, and opportunities arising from reflections on diverse co-produced projects. Conservation Physiology. 13.1(2025):coaf049.
Jeanson, A.L., N. Young, J.R. Bennett and S.J. Cooke. 2025. Opportunities and Limitations of Canada’s Species at Risk Act for protecting Pacific salmonids: Lessons learned from the case of the Thompson River Steelhead. FACETS. 10:1-10.
Cooke, S.J., L.J. Stoot, B.L. Hlina, J. Zhang, and M.E.C. Macleod. 2025. Is clean growth really all that clean? A review of the cumulative effects associated with renewable energy clean growth initiatives in Canada and beyond. Environmental Reviews.
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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