Steven J Cooke
@sjcfishy.bsky.social
Dad X 3, Professor at Carleton University, Editor-in-Chief of AFS #Fisheries + Environmental Evidence, Fellow of the Royal Soc Canada, aquatic biodiversity champion, #keepfishwet & #OTN & #GLFC-BOTE board chair. www.fecpl.ca
Our newest post doc Dr. Felix Eissenhauer shares his PhD work on American eel with our lab. Felix did his PhD at Univ of New Brunswick and the Canadian Rivers Institute.
November 27, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Our newest post doc Dr. Felix Eissenhauer shares his PhD work on American eel with our lab. Felix did his PhD at Univ of New Brunswick and the Canadian Rivers Institute.
Took a break from winterizing lab research boats at @qubiostation.bsky.social to get in a fall run on the Cataraqui Trail.
October 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Took a break from winterizing lab research boats at @qubiostation.bsky.social to get in a fall run on the Cataraqui Trail.
In BC for NSERC Alliance Grant kickoff meeting with BC Hydro. Developing decision support tools for fish and fish habitat in the face of climate change.
October 7, 2025 at 3:27 PM
In BC for NSERC Alliance Grant kickoff meeting with BC Hydro. Developing decision support tools for fish and fish habitat in the face of climate change.
Boathouse clean out and tidy day at @qubiostation.bsky.social
October 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Boathouse clean out and tidy day at @qubiostation.bsky.social
Webinar on rights of water: register here... us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
September 24, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Webinar on rights of water: register here... us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Fog = flight delays.
September 23, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Fog = flight delays.
Hanging at @utoronto.ca today with Irena Creed and Stu Livingstone who lead a grad class on conservation. The amazing Justina Ray from @wcscanada.org is covering terrestrial issues in Canada and I am covering aquatics.
September 12, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hanging at @utoronto.ca today with Irena Creed and Stu Livingstone who lead a grad class on conservation. The amazing Justina Ray from @wcscanada.org is covering terrestrial issues in Canada and I am covering aquatics.
Welcome to the fall semester lab backyard party.
September 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Welcome to the fall semester lab backyard party.
Waiting to collect kiddos from bus stop. One of my fave parental duties.
September 2, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Waiting to collect kiddos from bus stop. One of my fave parental duties.
First day returning to school for a few of us!
September 2, 2025 at 6:48 PM
First day returning to school for a few of us!
Dock time. The moment of anticipation before jumping in.
August 16, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Dock time. The moment of anticipation before jumping in.
Re-purposimg one of our well-used large jon boats for electrofishing for eDNA validation project w @margaretdocker.bsky.social @cwf-fcf.bsky.social @carleton.ca and KZA Indigenous govt.
August 8, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Re-purposimg one of our well-used large jon boats for electrofishing for eDNA validation project w @margaretdocker.bsky.social @cwf-fcf.bsky.social @carleton.ca and KZA Indigenous govt.
Statistics don't lie but liars use statistics... or when the statistics r inconvenient u fire the statistician.
August 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Statistics don't lie but liars use statistics... or when the statistics r inconvenient u fire the statistician.
Checking out the Cinque Terre UNESCO World Heritage Site from the Ligurian Sea
July 29, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Checking out the Cinque Terre UNESCO World Heritage Site from the Ligurian Sea
Canada Day in Ottawa!
July 1, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Canada Day in Ottawa!
Yesterday this little guy turned 13.
June 16, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Yesterday this little guy turned 13.
Big day of implanting bowfin with telemetry transmitters.
June 10, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Big day of implanting bowfin with telemetry transmitters.
It takes years of intense training to be able to spot pumpkineed nests.
June 9, 2025 at 6:11 PM
It takes years of intense training to be able to spot pumpkineed nests.
Getting a much needed dose of Canadiana. The RCMP Musical Ride did their first show of the year at the Metcalfe fairgrounds.
May 31, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Getting a much needed dose of Canadiana. The RCMP Musical Ride did their first show of the year at the Metcalfe fairgrounds.
You know u are in the Midwest when fish and chips means walleye or bluegill.
May 29, 2025 at 12:43 PM
You know u are in the Midwest when fish and chips means walleye or bluegill.
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission continues to deliver on treaty duties re the shared management of GL fisheries for Canada and the USA. Today Chris Vandergoot posthumously received outstanding impact award from the GLFC. We also got a sneak peak of experimental fishway in Traverse City.
May 29, 2025 at 2:32 AM
The Great Lakes Fishery Commission continues to deliver on treaty duties re the shared management of GL fisheries for Canada and the USA. Today Chris Vandergoot posthumously received outstanding impact award from the GLFC. We also got a sneak peak of experimental fishway in Traverse City.
First day of SUNNY field work in quite some time. From hypothermia to overheating in wetsuits is a fine line.
May 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
First day of SUNNY field work in quite some time. From hypothermia to overheating in wetsuits is a fine line.
Started today on Lac Kingsmere in Gatineau Park with some of our lab members sampling bass.
May 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Started today on Lac Kingsmere in Gatineau Park with some of our lab members sampling bass.
Glad I get to stay on the boat today... Serious and sustained cold period.
May 21, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Glad I get to stay on the boat today... Serious and sustained cold period.