Twardek, W.M., Lapointe, N.R.W., Danylchuk, A.J., Lennox, R.J., Roberts, R., Cooke, S.J. (2023). Angler influence on policy and legislation. Chapter 3 in Angler recruitment, retention, and reactivation: influencing the future of fisheries and aquatic conservation. Eds, J.W. Neal, T.J. Lang, R.M. Krogman, K.F. Kurzawski, J.B. Taylor, and K.M. Hunt. American Fisheries Society, Bethesda, Maryland.
Bao, J., W. Li, C. Zhang, X. Mi, H. Li, X. Zhao, N. Cao, W.M. Twardek, S.J. Cooke and M. Duan. 2019. Quantitative assessment of fish passage efficiency at a vertical-slot fishway on the Daduhe River in Southwest China. Ecological Engineering. 141:105597.
French R.P., J.M. Lyle, W.M. Twardek, S.J. Cooke and J.M. Semmens. 2019. A characterization of Australian Shortfin Mako Shark anglers. Marine Policy. 110:103550.
Twardek, W.M., J.M. Chapman, K.M. Miller, M.C. Beere, S. Li, K.H. Kaukinen, A.J. Danylchuk and S.J. Cooke. 2019. Evidence of a hydraulically challenging reach serving as a barrier for the upstream migration of infection-burdened adult steelhead. Conservation Physiology. 7(1):coz023.
Logan, J.M, M.J. Lawrence, G.E. Morgan, W.M. Twardek, R.J. Lennox and S.J Cooke. 2019. Consequences of winter air exposure on walleye (Sander vitreus) physiology and impairment following a simulated ice-angling event. Fisheries Research. 215:106-113.
Lennox, R.J., J.M. Chapman, W.M. Twardek, F. Broell, K. Bøe, F.G. Whoriskey, I.A. Fleming, M. Robertson and S.J. Cooke. 2019. Biologging in combination with biotelemetry reveals behavior of Atlantic salmon following exposure to capture and handling stressors. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 76(12):2176-2183.
Cooke, S.J., W.M. Twardek, A.J. Reid, R.J. Lennox, S. C. Danylchuk, J.W. Brownscombe, S.D. Bower, R. Arlinghaus, K. Hyder and A.J. Danylchuk. 2019. Searching for responsible and sustainable recreational fisheries in the Anthropocene. Journal of Fish Biology. 94:845-856.
Twardek, W.M., L.K. Elmer, M.C. Beere, S.J. Cooke and A.J. Danylchuk. 2018. Consequences of fishery gear type and handling practices on capture and release of wild Steelhead on the Bulkley River. Fisheries Research. 206:235-246.
Twardek, W.M., T.O. Gagne, L.K. Elmer, S.J. Cooke, M.C. Beere and A.J. Danylchuk. 2018. Consequences of catch-and-release angling on the physiology, behaviour and survival of wild steelhead in the Bulkley River, British Columbia. Fisheries Research. 206:235-246.
Lennox, R.J., W.M. Twardek and S.J. Cooke. 2018. Observations of Mudpuppy (Necturus maculosus) bycatch in a recreational ice fishery in northern Ontario. Canadian Field-Naturalist. 132(1):61-66.
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
