RLFCT ACKNOWLEDGED PUBLICATIONS

Nguyen, V., M.A.Gravel, A. Mapleston, K.C. Hanson and S.J. Cooke. 2009. The post-release behaviour and fate of tournament-caught smallmouth bass after ‘fizzing’ to alleviate distended swim bladders. Fisheries Research. 96:313-318.

Cooke, S.J. and H.L. Schramm. 2007. Catch-and-release science and its application to conservation and management of recreational fisheries. Fisheries Management and Ecology. 14: 73-79.

Gravel, M.A. and S.J. Cooke. 2008. Severity of barotrauma influences the physiological status, post-release behaviour, and fate of tournament-caught smallmouth bass. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 28: 607-617.

White, A.J., J.F. Schreer and S.J. Cooke. 2008. Behavioural and physiological responses of the congeneric largemouth (Micropterus salmoides) and smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) to various exercise and air exposure durations. Fisheries Research. 89 (2008): 9-16.

Thompson, L.A., S.J. Cooke, M.R. Donaldson, K.C. Hanson, A.J. Gingerich, T. Klefoth and R. Arlinghaus. 2008. Physiology, behaviour and survivor of angled and air exposed largemouth bass. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 28: 1059-1068.

Arlinghaus, R., T. Klefoth, A. Kobler and S. J. Cooke. 2008. Size-selectivity, injury, handling time and determinants of initial hooking mortality in recreational angling for northern pike: the influence of type and size of bait. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 28:123-134.

Pelletier, C., K.C. Hanson and S.J. Cooke. 2007. Do catch and release guidelines from state and provincial fisheries agencies in North America conform to scientifically based best practices? Environ. Manage. 39:760-773.

Arlinghaus, R., S.J. Cooke, J. Lyman, D. Policansky, A. Schwab, C.D. Suski, S.G. Sutton, and E.B. Thorstad. 2007. Understanding the complexity of catch-and-release in recreational fishing: an integrative synthesis of global knowledge from historical, ethical, social and biological perspectives. Reviews in Fisheries Science. 15:75-167.

Hanson, K.C., M.A. Gravel, T. Redpath, S.J. Cooke and M.J. Siepker. 2008. Latitudinal variation in physiological and behavioural responses of nest- guarding smallmouth bass to common recreational angling practices. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society. 137: 1558-1566.

Thompson, L.A., S.J. Cooke, M.R. Donaldson, K.C. Hanson, A.J. Gingerich, T. Klefoth and R. Arlinghaus. 2008. Physiology, behaviour, and survival of angled and air-exposed largemouth bass. North American Journal of Fisheries Management. 28: 1059-1068.

Gravel, M.A., A.P. Couture and S.J. Cooke. 2010. Comparative energetics and physiology of parental care in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) across a latitudinal gradient. Journal of Fish Biology. 76:280-300.

Lebron, M. 2012.   Using coarse-scale physical lake characteristics to model lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) feeding habitat and their prey. M.Sc. Thesis. Lakehead University. Faculty of Natural Resource Management. 53 p.

Kennedy, P.J. 2017. The influence of the prey community on the growth and life history variation of aquatic apex preadators in the Canadian Boreal Shield. M.Sc. Thesis. University of Manitoba. Department of Biological Sciences. 138 p.

RLFCT SUMMARY REPORTS

Gravel, M.A. and S.J. Cooke. 2007. Consequences of barotrauma on post-tournament survival and behaviour of smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) at a fall tournament on Rainy Lake. Summary Report. 3 p.

Gravel, M.A. and S.J. Cooke. 2007. Nesting habitat selection and reproductive biology of smallmouth bass in Rainy Lake. Summary Report. 5 p.

Thompson, L.A., S.J. Cooke, M.R. Donaldson, K.C. Hanson, A. Gingerich, T. Klefoth and R. Arlinghaus. 2008. Physiology, behaviour and survival of angled and air exposed largemouth bass. Summary Report. 5 p.

Nguyen, V., M.A.Gravel and S.J. Cooke. 2008. To fizz or not to fizz: the post-release behaviour and fate of tournament-caught smallmouth bass after “fizzing” to alleviate distended swim bladder. Summary Report. 4 p.

Lebron, M. 2010. Project Update: Identification of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) spawning areas in Rainy Lake and Namakan Reservoir from habitat characteristics. Summary Report. 4 p.

Lebron, M. and B. McLaren. 2010. Setup components and camera operation for field determination of lake substrates from Multi-SeaCam video images: Results from Rainy Lake. Summary Report. 5 p.

Halliday, W.D. 2010. What habitats do foraging lake sturgeon select in Rainy Lake? Honours B.Sc. Thesis. Lakehead University. Department of Biology. 30 p.

Rennie, M.D. 2017. Rainy Lake Fisheries Charity Trust Grant Report. Lakehead University, University of Manitoba and 1150-Experimental Lakes Area. 7 p.