Kurt Smith

Aquatic Science Technician in the Fish Habitat and Bioenergetics @FishOceansCAN

Avid angler and freshwater enthusiast.

Views are always my own.

[Graham Raby @graham_raby]

Now published open access in @cjfas. This one is for you nerds who like swim tunnel respirometry and accelerometer tags.

Led by @TrentUResearch MSc student @ErinRitchiee, work done at CCIW with @sci_angler from 2021-23.

Thanks to @LampreyControl for funding.

[Canadian Science Publishing @cdnsciencepub]

Dr. Jacob Brownscombe, 2025 Stevenson Lectureship Award winner, is tackling ecology’s biggest challenges. Learn how his research is shaping conservation decisions in a new #CSPBlog post ▶️ https://t.co/nBFjYk40yl

@sci_angler @FishOceansCAN

[Jake Brownscombe @sci_angler]

We have alewife in the lab at @FishOceansCAN Burlington. Took them ~ a week to get happy and eating. A big win in itself. Soon we’ll tag them with transmitters to assess survival, helping to guide future tracking of wild fish. Collab w @UWindsor @ONresources @LampreyControl

[Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences @cjfas]

🎉 We are excited to announce that Dr. Jacob Brownscombe, Research Scientist at @FishOceansCAN, is the recipient of the 2025 Stevenson Lectureship Award!

@sci_angler’s research investigates fish habitat use in the Great Lakes region https://t.co/l2eJ9RgMis ���…

[Jake Brownscombe @sci_angler]

Super honoured to receive this award! Thanks @graham_raby for the nom, @lucaspgriffin @ErinRitchiee for support letters. And to everyone who has helped me along the way, too numerous to name.

Excited to do a keynote for this @scas_scsa in February. Topic TBD. See you there!

[Kurt Smith @Kurt_Smith08]

@sci_angler @graham_raby @lucaspgriffin @ErinRitchiee @scas_scsa Congratulations! Can’t think of anyone more deserving. Time to celebrate!

[Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences @cjfas]

Difficult to detect species like the #imperiled silver shiner (Notropis photogenis) are getting a hand from #MachineLearning techniques. The latest from @sci_angler @BzonekPaul @FishOceansCAN 👉 https://t.co/8R51A31qtc

#OpenAccess

[Jake Brownscombe @sci_angler]

Excited to use this work as a basis to explore the metabolism and bioenergetics of smallmouth bass in the wild with remote tracking! We have similar papers in review on walleye and lake trout 🥳

https://t.co/W3pGSnUQOX

[Kurt Smith @Kurt_Smith08]

@caithiggy @sci_angler Welcome home Remi! Glad you’re all home and healthy :)

[Kurt Smith @Kurt_Smith08]

@ChrisOnFish Congrats!!

[Kurt Smith @Kurt_Smith08]

@graham_raby @amberlfedus @bradhowelll Go track ‘em!

[Kurt Smith @Kurt_Smith08]

🌊 Thrilled to share my first publication! Our paper unveils a novel technological approach to recover aquatic research equipment from depths using recent commercially available technologies. #Research #Technology #Innovation #Acoustictelemetry #Innovasea

https://t.co/0jQ4bcQkfb

[Kurt Smith @Kurt_Smith08]

https://t.co/vRNlP455Ch

[Graham Raby @graham_raby]

Just received this pic from @Kurt_Smith08 who is pulling up @Innovasea VR2Tx receivers for our Stoney Lake fish tracking project: "This may be a problem for detection efficiency?" 😅

[Jake Brownscombe @sci_angler]

Watch a 100+ lb Atlantic Tarpon grab a @Zmanfishing soft plastic on @LowranceFishing Active Target sonar. Epic take and jump!

[Christian Bihun @ChrisOnFish]

Have you ever wondered how long it takes an 8lb walleye to digest a meal at 9-10°C? Because I would love to tell you!

[Graham Raby @graham_raby]

Got a voicemail from my 4-year old son last night, "Daddy? ... Why are you fishing at night?" *click*

Grateful for the collaboration with DFO friends @sci_angler @BzonekPaul @Kurt_Smith08 and team work from all our lab members to get ready for experiments.

[Jake Brownscombe @sci_angler]

Working on a new project on Stoney Lake, Canada using telemetry to build advanced habitat models for many fish species including musky, walleye, smallmouth bass. Musky tags measure activity and body temperature for 10 years. Can’t wait to see what we learn!

[Jason Barnucz @JasonBarnucz]

@MurphTWN @weathernetwork Caught a couple before the thunderstorm arrived. #fishing #onstorm