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
Tho' optimistic, @sjcfishy.bsky.social & Smol state they are “buttressed with a healthy dose of pessimism, skepticism, & realism” re Canada’s #environmental/biodiversity crises. They discuss several actions to deal with the crises, eg, empower individuals & communities to act doi.org/10.1139/face...
Huge thanks to an amazing international team of collaborators 🌍 🌱 Key message: Urban planners can be powerful allies in restoring freshwater biodiversity. 🩵🏢💚 Let’s build cities for wildlife and people! #NatureBasedSolutions #BlueGreenInfrastructure @sjcfishy.bsky.social
“Mama said knock you out. I’m going knock you out”…but with what? This pub helps select the best anaesthetic/immobilization technique for a given research effort. @sjcfishy.bsky.social #ConnorReid #FishWelfare #PrecautionaryPriniciple www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A Precautionary Approach to Welfare in Wild Fish Research and an Adaptable Framework to Inform Anaesthetic and Immobilisation Method Selection
For researchers and professionals working with wild fishes, the decision to choose a particular anaesthetic or immobilization technique can be fraught with uncertainty and conflicting guidance over...
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A new paper by Steven J. Cooke (FRSC, @sjcfishy.bsky.social) and John P. Smol (FRSC) highlights the urgent need for immediate, effective action to address Canada’s environmental and biodiversity crises. Learn more below. 🌱
FACETS Journal@facetsjournal.bsky.social · 4mo agoSteven J Cooke and John P. Smol call for immediate action on Canada's #environmental and #biodiversity crises. #EarthDay See their recommendations to help Canada identify and implement effective solutions in #FACETS ➡️ https://ow.ly/t1HO50YN9ih 📷 facets-2025-0298
Introducing Freshwater Policy and Practice, a new Canadian Science Publishing journal advancing solutions for freshwater ecosystems worldwide. Explore science, policy, and practice in one place. Stay tuned for updates 🌊▶️ https://ow.ly/PHbz50YHfiw #FreshwaterScience #WaterPolicy #NewJournal
Fishing ban halts seven decades of biodiversity decline in the Yangtze River | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/... A collaboration with Yushun Chen, Seb Brosse, @sjcfishy.bsky.social and other! @uwenvironment.bsky.social @uwsafs.bsky.social
Fishing ban halts seven decades of biodiversity decline in the Yangtze River
China’s rapid economic development has triggered an unparalleled freshwater biodiversity crisis since the 1950s. To restore fisheries resources, the Yangtze River Fishing Ban was implemented in 2021 t...
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✳️ For those who missed Steve's #CommunityConversations 🌎💬 webinar, the recording is now available to watch on demand ✳️ ➡️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhAg... @sebiology.bsky.social @sjcfishy.bsky.social
Community Conservations webinar: Reflections on co-production and impact in conservation physiology
YouTube video by Society for Experimental Biology
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Conservation Physiology@conphysjournal.bsky.social · 9mo ago🚨 LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP🚨 Our webinar presented by Dr Steven Cooke is TOMORROW! Join us as he reflects on #coproduction and #impact in conservation physiology! Sign up here: www.sebiology.org/events/ems-e... #ConPhys #ECR #PhD @SEBiology.bsky.social
This is figure is a non-exhaustive chart of quality of habitat tiers that can be implemented to evaluate habitat potential. Check out in the latest from @sjcfishy.bsky.social lab by Lemieux et al in Environmental Reviews: doi.org/10.1139/er-2025-0220
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We had a great 11th World Recreational Fishing Conference in South Africa. Meeting new and old friends and listening to new science. #11wrfc @sjcfishy.bsky.social @valeriosbra.bsky.social
Career Advice Reminder | There Is No Such Thing as ‘Alternative’ Careers for Ph.D.s It’s time we free ourselves of the false binary of academic and nonacademic careers post-Ph.D., writes Briana Konnick. https://bit.ly/4j5wdmA
We hope you consider submitting your Abstract to Session 51 at next year’s @scas-scsa.bsky.social @iaglr.bsky.social joint meeting! Come share experiences and lessons learned with other freshwater researchers and practitioners 💧 Hosted by @sjcfishy.bsky.social and Irena Creed
If you were considering submitting an abstract for SCAS/IAGLR for our EDI session but didn't because you were only allowed to give one talk, you are now allowed to submit a second talk for sessions 7-11! (We're #10 🤓) And you still have 2 days left to submit an abstract! iaglr.org/iaglr-scas26...
Abstracts - IAGLR-SCAS 2026
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Society of Canadian Aquatic Sciences@scas-scsa.bsky.social · 8mo agoOnly 2 days left! Click the link in the post below for more details and to submit your abstract.
How social–ecological #networks can improve our understanding and management of #biologicalinvasions – new paper by Fiona Rickowski et al. now published in #BioScience doi.org/10.1093/bios... #InvasiveSpecies #nonnative #pests #conservation #alienspecies
Fine-scale behaviour of walleye (Sander vitreus) on a spawning shoal in Hamilton Harbour, Ontario #GreatLakes 🧪 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... Great to see some labmates from McMaster U doing great things. Good job Jon and Mel! @sjcfishy.bsky.social @calebhasler.bsky.social
Fine-scale behaviour of walleye (Sander vitreus) on a spawning shoal in Hamilton Harbour, Ontario
Re-establishment of a naturally reproducing walleye (Sander vitreus) population is a management objective for Hamilton Harbour, western Lake Ontario. …
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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.
“She never lingered in despair. She focused on what could be done.” time.com/7333425/jane...
Leonardo DiCaprio Honors Jane Goodall at Her Funeral
Jane Goodall was remembered for her lifelong message of science, compassion, and hope at a service in Washington
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How exactly does academic authorship work? And how can we establish fairer crediting systems that recognise non-academic authors and diverse contributions? Learn more through @oakleigh-wilson.bsky.social conversation with @sjcfishy.bsky.social for our #ECRAsks series: buff.ly/bRxxqKg
📢 CEE joins @cochrane.org @campbellreviews.bsky.social & @jbiebhc.bsky.social to set a shared approach for AI use in Evidence Synthesis! 🔗https://environmentalevidencejournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13750-025-00374-5 #EnvironmentalEvidence @biljana-macura.bsky.social @drmattg.bsky.social
✳️The deadline for our #BioLogging Special Issue has been extended to 28th February 2026✳️ The issue will feature research using #BioLogging in freshwater, marine & terrestrial ecosystems, with relevance for #Conservation & management 🐸🦓 Full info here ➡️ buff.ly/3WLtZz0
Took a break from winterizing lab research boats at @qubiostation.bsky.social to get in a fall run on the Cataraqui Trail.
Hiding in a corner and working/ watching Jay's game at Cardero restaurant on Coal Harbour Vancouver. Last time I ate here I answered my phone and it was some of my students reporting that our research boat they were on was on FIRE. Fire was extinguished and everyone OK but still a memorable call!
two men in a boat with the words you looked a little cold so i lit a wee fire on the bottom
ALT: two men in a boat with the words you looked a little cold so i lit a wee fire on the bottom
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We are currently accepting applications for a Ph.D. student to start in 2026. If you find this paper interesting (journals.biologists.com/jeb/article/...), come help us take the next step! Application information can be found here: www.wagnerlabmsu.com/lab-info.html.
Not all who meander are lost: migrating sea lamprey follow river thalwegs to facilitate safe and efficient passage upstream
Highlighted Article: Migrating sea lamprey appear to use a novel mechanism, hydrostatic pressure-guided rheotaxis, to follow river thalwegs and achieve safe and efficient upstream passage through shal...
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Join us on 5th November to hear our Founding Editor Steve Cooke @sjcfishy.bsky.social speak about #Collaboration, #CoProduction and #Impact! Sign up here: www.sebiology.org/events/ems-e... @sebiology.bsky.social #ECR #PhD
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.
We often think of fisheries management as being the role of the government fisheries manager. They certainly play an essential role but there is a diverse supporting cast. We discuss what that looks like here: cdnsciencepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
It takes all kinds: a composite approach to sustainable freshwater fisheries
Freshwater fisheries face diverse, interacting stressors that threaten freshwater fish populations and global freshwater biodiversity. In Canada, freshwater fisheries are managed and conserved by vari...
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Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science
Jane Goodall’s legacy: three ways she changed science
The primatologist challenged what it meant to be a scientist.
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We're excited to announce Community Conversations, a new #webinar series in partnership with @sebiology.bsky.social 🤝 This is geared towards #EarlyCareer researchers. Our first speaker is @sjcfishy.bsky.social Sign up here: buff.ly/MTC7R6B #ConPhys #SEBcareers #ECR #PhD #conservation
Thinking about all of my US colleagues today that work for USGS, USFWS, US Parks Service, NOAA and the EPA. From front line environmental practitioners to scientists and policy makers, these folks ensure that waters are swimmable, fish are edible, that natural areas are accessible, etc, etc, etc.
