Using diverse examples from local to global, Steven Cooke will provide a roadmap for elevating the status of freshwater fish and ensuring that moving forward freshwater fish and fisheries are valued and conserved to ensure that ecosystem services are maximized. Cooke is a dynamic speaker known for engaging audiences with his infectious passion for science, evidence-based environmental management, and all things fishy.
STEVEN
J.
COOKE,
Ph.D.,
is
the
Canada
Research
Chair
in
Fish
Ecology
and
Conservation
Physiology
and
the
founding
Director
of
the
Canadian
Centre
for
Evidence-Based
Conservation.
Cooke
is
the
Chair
of
the
Sea
Lamprey
Research
Board
of
the
Great
Lakes
Fishery
Commission
and
Past
President
of
the
International
Section
of
the
American
Fisheries
Society.
He
is
also
a
Fellow
of
the
Royal
Canadian
Geographical
Society,
Fellow
of
the
American
Fisheries
Society,
Secretary
of
the
College
of
the
Royal
Society
of
Canada.
Cooke
is
a
proud
UW
alumnus
(BES
1997;
MSc
1999).
Note: This is a free public event, however, registration is required.