At the Queens University Biological Station, Cooke Lab students spent almost the entire month of May studying the parental care behaviour and energetics of nest-guarding smallmouth bass. For one project, tri-axial accelerometer loggers were affixed to the back of … Read More
The Canadian Society for Ecology and Evolution Annual Meeting brings together ecologists and evolutionary biologists from across Canada and part of the United States. The conference featured a broad scope of research and study organisms, with studies on anything from … Read More
Students from universities across Ontario joined Prof. Cooke, Dr. Connie O’Connor (McMaster) and Cooke lab members for a two week field course at Queen’s University Biological Station on Lake Opinicon. The course was run through the Ontario Universities Program in … Read More
Christopher Pullen’s research on lure retention in pike was recently covered by CBC Thunder Bay. To hear the interview and read the article, click here. Well done Chris!
Undergrad thesis students in the Cooke Lab presented their posters as part of the capstone Science Poster Day at Carleton. Sofia Jain and Kathryn Dufour both won awards for their posters although all of the posters prepared by Cooke Lab … Read More
The Belize River LodgeBonefish and Tarpon Trust (BTT) Tagging Challenge is an annual event in Belize, where anglers, guides, and scientists fish for bonefish, permit, and Atlantic tarpon for research purposes. Combining fishing and conservation, participants collect genetic samples … Read More
Congratulations to Taylor Ward for being a finalist in the NSERC ‘Science – Action!’ video contest for the video he made highlighting his research in Brazil. Cooke lab students Melissa Dick and Naomi Pleizier also entered the competition and did … Read More
Ph.D. candidate Jake Brownscombe and M.Sc. candidate Dirk Algera from Dr. Steven Cooke’s Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Lab were both awarded 2015 Ontario Federation of Anglers and Hunters (OFAH) Fisheries Research Grants. Supported by the Toronto Sportsman Show, OFAH … Read More
Dr. Steven Cooke was recently awarded a Research Achievement Award from Carleton University highlighting his work in facilitating the recovery of angled fish that are released.
Cooke lab research on the relationship between moon cycles and angling success was recently featured in May 2015’s issue of in-fisherman magazine. Check it out!
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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
