Melissa Dick is nearing the end of her first field season on the Harrison River in British Columbia.
Her research examines tag-related effects on adult sockeye salmon. Mobile net pens are being used to hold fish at the riverbank, which … Read More
This blog post was contributed by Elizabeth Haines, a Carleton University undergraduate student who attended the International Muskellunge Symposium held at Carleton University this past August.
For many anglers, catching a muskie is the thrill of a lifetime. These … Read More
Cooke lab PhD student Vivian Nguyen travelled to Estes Park, Colorado from Oct. 5-9 to attend the Pathways 2014 conference, “Common Future: Integrating human dimensions into fisheries and wildlife management”. Vivian presented her research on the movement of scientific knowledge … Read More
A large-scale telemetry study tracking the movement of 200 walleye in Lakes Huron and Erie was featured online in FISHSENS magazine. Click here to read about the project that Cooke lab members have been involved with.… Read More
Click here to see footage of collaborative research undertaken by Carleton University, University of British Columbia and Fisheries and Oceans on salmon from October, 2010. Daily Planet focuses in on the issues facing west coast salmon and the study’s methodology, … Read More
A collaborative study recently published in Animal Biotelemetry, including FECPL members Eduardo Martins, Lee Gutowsky, Phillip Harrison and Steven Cooke, was featured in FISHSENS Magazine. Click here to read the article.
Cooke lab PhD candidate Jake Brownscombe travelled to Strasbourg, France from Sept. 22-26 to attend the 5th Bio-logging Symposium, where he presented his research on foraging behaviour and energetics of tropical marine fish using accelerometer bio-loggers. This research fit … Read More
Dr. Cooke delivers the 2014 Kolshorn Lecture at the University of Minnesota. Click here to learn more.
On Friday October 3rd, PhD candidate Shannon Bower will be interviewed by Lawrence Gunther on The Blue Fish Radio Show. Tune in at 4:45 pm or visit the website later to hear about Shannon’s recent trip to India, which … Read More
Cooke Lab research collaboration on bonefish movement with Cooke Lab alum Dr. Karen Murchie featured in Bahamian news outlets. Click here to read the story. … 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
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
