Stoot, L.J., N.A. Cairns, G. Blouin-Demers and S.J. Cooke. 2013. Physiological disturbances and behavioural impairment associated with the incidental capture of freshwater turtles in a commercial fyke-net fishery. Endangered Species Research. 21:13-23.
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Lapointe, N. W. R., J. D. Thiem, S. E. Doka and S. J. Cooke. 2013. Opportunities for improving aquatic restoration science and monitoring through the use of animal electronic tagging technology. BioScience. 63:390-396.
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Colotelo, A.H., S.J. Cooke, G. Blouin-Demers, K.J. Murchie, T. Haxton and K. Smokorowski. 2013. Influence of water temperature and net tending frequency on the condition of fish bycatch in a small-scale inland commercial fyke net fishery. Journal for Nature Conservation. 21:217-224.
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Nguyen, V.M., E.G. Martins, D. Robichaud, G.D. Raby, M.R. Donaldson, A.G. Lotto, W.G. Willmore, D.A. Patterson, A.P. Farrell, S.G. Hinch and S.J. Cooke. 2014. Disentangling the roles of air exposure, gillnet injury, and facilitated recovery on the post-capture and release mortality and behavior of adult migratory sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) in freshwater. Physiological and Biochemical Zoology. 87:125-135.
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Cooke, S.J., and K.J. Murchie. 2015. Status of aboriginal, commercial and recreational inland fisheries in North America: past, present and future. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 22(1):1-13.
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LeDain, M.R.K., S.M. Larocque, L.J. Stoot, N. Cairns, G. Blouin-Demers and S.J. Cooke. 2013. Assisted recovery following prolonged submergence in fishing nets can be beneficial to turtles: an assessment with blood physiology and reflex impairment. Chelonian Conservation and Biology. 12:172-177.
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Rose, J.D., R. Arlinghaus, S.J. Cooke, B.K. Diggles, W. Sawynok, E.D. Stevens and C.D.L. Wynne. 2014. Can fish really feel pain? Fish and Fisheries. 15:97-133.
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Hatry C., T.R. Binder, J.D. Thiem, C.T. Hasler, K.E. Smokorowski, K.D. Clarke, C. Katopodis and S.J. Cooke. 2013. The status of fishways in Canada: trends identified using the national CanFishPass database. Reviews in Fish Biology and Fisheries. 23:271-281.
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Steffensen, S.M., J.D. Thiem, K.M. Stamplecoskie, T.R. Binder, C. Hatry, N. Langlois-Anderson and S.J. Cooke. 2013. Biological effectiveness of an inexpensive nature-like fishway for passage of warmwater fish in a small Ontario stream. Ecology of Freshwater Fish. 22:374-383.
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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
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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
Dr. Cooke to be inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
September 19, 2022 4:23 pm
Dr. Cooke to be inducted as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada at the Celebration of Excellence and Engagement in Calgary in November 2022. https://carleton.ca/biology/2022/dr-steve-cooke-elected-to-the-royal-society-of-canada/… Read More
