Dr. Cooke and Shannon Bower (Ph.D. Candidate) are co-organizing two workshops in India scheduled at the end of March and early April, 2014. Shannon will be studying Mahseer fisheries in India as part of her Ph.D. thesis. Please see the … Read More
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COOKE LAB PRESENTS AT SALMON WORKSHOP IN BC
On Thursday February 6th, several Cooke Lab members took part in a salmon workshop in Vancouver, which is hosted each year by collaborator Scott Hinch and his lab at UBC.
The annual meeting is a chance for students and post-docs … Read More
DR. COOKE SPEAKS AT AAAS MEETING IN CHICAGO
Dr. Cooke is an invited speaker in a focused session on the Ocean Tracking Network at the American Academy for the Advancement of Science meeting in Chicago. His talk is titled “Multidisciplinary Tracking Studies to Inform Fisheries Management -Lessons … Read More
LURE STUDY HIGHLIGHTED BY “IN-FISHERMAN” MAGAZINE
In its latest issue, In-Fisherman magazine discusses the results of a 2009 study conducted by members of the FECPL lab. The study focused on the consequences of fishing lure retention in smallmouth bass. Click the link below to read the … Read More
SOUP COMPETITION WARMS UP COOKE LAB
On Monday, February 3rd, the Cooke lab gathered together for a hearty lunch of soup and healthy dose of competition. Who would win bragging rights for Best Soup Concoction?
A total of 14 soups were entered into the contest, with … Read More
Stressing Pufferfish in Laid-Back Bahamas
This January, Naomi
IN THE NEWS: STEPS FOR CLEAN WATER AND SUSTAINABLE FISHERIES
A recently published paper headed by a large team of aquatic scientists outlines the principles necessary for healthy and productive freshwater ecosystems.
Dr. Lapointe and Dr. Cooke from the Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology lab are among the researchers who … Read More
Workshop on systematic reviews and evidence-based science a success
This past Thursday, January 30th, sixty participants attended the Evidence-Based Conservation and Environmental Management Workshop at Carleton University. The focus of the workshop was “systematic reviews”, a relatively new concept in environmental conservation, but common practice
DR. COOKE RECEIVES AWARD FROM CARLETON UNIVERSITY
Dr. Cooke receives a Graduate Mentoring Award from the Faculty of Graduateand Post-Doctoral Affairs (January 2014).… Read More
FIELD WORK IN THE BAHAMAS
Dr. Cooke, Dr. Alex Wilson (Cooke Lab Post Doc), Jake Brownscombe (Ph.D. Student) and Naomi Pleizier (M.Sc. Student) are conducting research in The Bahamas for several weeks in January. The team are studying the effects of stress on behavioural … Read More