On December 11, Melissa Dick visited Lucerne Elementary Secondary School in New Denver, BC, to do presentations on the physiology of Pacific salmon. She worked with the grade 7/8 and 9/10 classes to dissect two adult salmon spawners. They identified … Read More
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Ph.D. student Graham Raby attends WKMEDS II meeting in Copenhagen
The week before his recent (and successful) Ph.D. defense, Graham Raby represented the Cooke Lab at a meeting at ICES headquarters in Copenhagen, Denmark. The meeting (Nov. 24-28, 2014) was titled “Workshop on Methods for Estimating Discard Survival II”. The … Read More
Cooke lab awarded a grant from Environment Canada to develop online science-based information portal
Cooke lab was awarded a grant from Environment Canada to develop an online portal for the dissemination of science-based information on best practices for catch-and-release. We look forward to working with our partners (Muskies Canada, Trout Unlimited Canada, ON BASS, … Read More
Congratulations to Dr. Lee Gutowsky and Dr. Graham Raby!
The Cooke lab is thrilled to announce the recent successful dissertation defence by Dr. Lee Gutowsky and Dr. Graham Raby. Dr. Gutowsky (co-advised by Cooke and Dr. Mike Power from U Waterloo) studied the behavioural ecology of adfluvial bull trout … Read More
PhD candidate Graham Raby travels to Denmark to participate in ICES workshop
In November, Graham Raby traveled to Denmark to participate in an ICES technical workshop on bycatch mortality in marine fish.… Read More
Dr. Cooke participates in a two day CSAS review for DFO
In November, Dr. Cooke participated in a two day CSAS review for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada intended to provide guidance on the off-setting measures for the new fisheries protection program.… Read More
STUDY ON CANADIAN RECREATIONAL FISHERIES FEATURED BY “IN-FISHERMAN” MAGAZINE
Recreational fishing magazine “In-Fisherman” recently highlighted findings from a study published in 2014 by Brownscombe et al. in the journal Fisheries. The study was co-authoured by many members of the FECPL lab.
Postdoctoral Fellow Opportunity on the Ecology of Stress in Migratory Fish
Applications are being accepted for a Postdoctoral Fellow position in the Fish Ecology and Conservation Physiology Laboratory (see www.FECPL.ca) at Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada working with Dr. Steven Cooke. This is a full-time 12-month position to begin in … Read More
Lab members attend the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust meeting in Florida
Dr. Cooke, Jake Brownscombe and Mike Lawrence attended the Bonefish and Tarpon Trust meeting at the International Game Fish Association in Florida (November 6-8 2014). Several collaborators including Dr. Karen Murchie, Dr. Andy Danylchuk, Dr. Aaron Adams, Dr. Mike … Read More
IN THE FIELD: SAMPLING COHO SALMON TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF PATHOGENS
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