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Professor Lewis Le Vay

Professor/Director of CAMS

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Room 102, Marine Centre Wales

School of Ocean Sciences

Menai Bridge LL59 5AB

Phone: +44 (0) 1248 388115

Email: l.levay@bangor.ac.uk

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I graduated in Biology from Sussex University in 1982, and an MSc in Marine Biology from Bangor University in 1989. I worked for several years on shrimp and fish nutrition and feed research and development, in collaboration with several industrial partners, with the results from this research contributed to my PhD from Bangor University in 1994. This was followed by several years working in industry and as a consultant before returning to Bangor to join EU funded research projects in SE Asia developing techniques for mangrove-integrated aquaculture and fisheries stock enhancement. I joined the academic staff in the School of Ocean Sciences as a lecturer in 2001, leading to a personal chair in October 2014. I was appointed as Director of the Centre for Applied Marine Sciences in 2012, alongside my academic role in the School.

My research has covered a broad range of aquaculture, including hatchery technologies, feeds and nutrition, aquaculture of tropical and temperate crustaceans, integration of aquaculture in coastal wetlands, wastewater remediation, and more recently bivalve shellfish aquaculture including development of offshore production systems and coastal water quality. Work on development of stock enhancement strategies has led to more ecological research in tropical and subtropical systems, principally on mangroves and seagrasses, in SE Asia, East Africa and the Arabian Gulf. My fisheries-related research has been focused on shellfish in the Irish Sea and ecosystem approaches to management of demersal fisheries in the Arabian Gulf. As director of CAMS I am also closely involved in wide range of multidisciplinary projects that link academic expertise within the School of Ocean Sciences with commercial and institutional partners in marine sectors including aquaculture, fisheries, renewable energy, coastal infrastructure development and tourism.

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  1. Published

    A review of the impacts of aquaculture and artificial waterways upon coastal ecosystems in the Gulf (Arabian/Persian) including a case study demonstrating how future management may resolve these impacts.

    Al - Jamali, F., Bishop, J. M., Osment, J., Jones, D. A. & Le Vay, L., 1 Jan 2005, In: Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management. 8, 1, p. 81-94

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  2. Published

    Sources of primary production supporting food webs in an arid coastal embayment

    Al-Maslamani, I., Walton, M. E. M., Kennedy, H. & Le Vay, L., Aug 2012, In: Marine Biology. 159, 8, p. 1753-1762

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  3. Published

    Feeding ecology of the grooved tiger shrimp Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan (Decapoda : Penaeidae) in inshore waters of Qatar, Arabian Gulf

    Al-Maslamani, I., Le Vay, L., Kennedy, H. & Jones, D. A., 1 Jan 2007, In: Marine Biology. 150, 4, p. 627-637

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  4. Published

    Decline in oyster populations in traditional fishing grounds; is habitat damage by static fishing gear a contributory factor in ecosystem degradation?

    Al-Maslamani, I., David, S., Giraldes, B., Chatting, M., Al-Mohannadi, M. & Le Vay, L., Oct 2018, In: Journal of Sea Research. 140, p. 40-51 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  5. Published

    Are mangroves in arid environments isolated systems? Life-history and evidence of dietary contribution from inwelling in a mangrove-resident shrimp species

    Al-Maslamani, I., Walton, M. E. M., Kennedy, H. A., Al-Mohannadi, M. & Le Vay, L., Jun 2013, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 124, p. 56-63 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  6. Published

    Feeding on intertidal microbial mats by postlarval tiger shrimp, Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan.

    Al-Maslamani, I., Le Vay, L. & Kennedy, H. A., 1 Sept 2009, In: Marine Biology. 156, 10, p. 2001-2009

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  7. Published

    Scale-dependent spatial and temporal patterns of abundance and population structure of the xanthid crab Leptodius exaratus on rocky shores in Kuwait

    Al-Wazzan, Z., Vay, L. L., Behbehani, M. & Giménez, L., 31 May 2020, In: Regional Studies in Marine Science. 37, p. 101325 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  8. Published

    Intertidal bait gleaning on rocky shores in Kuwait

    Al-Wazzan, Z., Giménez, L., Behbehani, M. & Vay, L. L., 15 Apr 2020, In: Ocean and Coastal Management. 188, p. 105111 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  9. Published

    Improving quantification of bivalve larvae in mixed plankton samples using qPCR: A case study on Mytilus edulis

    Alexander, J., Malham, S., Smyth, D., Webb, J., Fidler, D., Bayford, P., McDonald, J. & Le Vay, L., 15 Feb 2021, In: Aquaculture. 532, 736003.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  10. Published

    Potential ecological risk assessment of microplastics in coastal sediments: Their metal accumulation and interaction with sedimentary metal concentration

    Castillo, A., El-Azhary, M., Sorino, C. & Le Vay, L., 1 Jan 2024, In: Science of the Total Environment. 906, 167473.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  11. Published

    Mangrove carbon stocks and biomass partitioning in an extreme environment

    Chatting, M., Le Vay, L., Walton, M., Skov, M., Kennedy, H., Wilson, S. & Al Maslamani, I., 5 Oct 2020, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 244, 106940.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  12. Published

    Future mangrove carbon storage under climate change and deforestation

    Chatting, M., Al-Maslamani, I., Walton, M., Skov, M., Kennedy, H., Husrevoglu, S. & Le Vay, L., 10 Feb 2022, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 9, 14 p., 781876.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  13. Published

    Niche partitioning between invasive and native corixids (Hemiptera, Corixidae) in south-west Spain

    Coccia, C., Fry, B., Ramirez, F., Boyero, L., Bunn, S. E., Diz-Salgado, C., Walton, M., Le Vay, L. & Green, A. J., Oct 2016, In: Aquatic Sciences. 78, 4, p. 779-791

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  14. Published

    Provisioning Services.

    Edwards-Jones, G., Cross, P. A., Harris, I., Le Vay, L., Rayment, M., Scowen, M. & Waller, P., 1 Jan 2011, 2011 ed. UK National Ecosystem Assessment.

    Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

  15. Published

    Hydroacoustics as a tool to examine the effects of Marine Protected Areas and habitat type on marine fish communities

    Egerton, J., Johnson, A. J., Turner, J., Le Vay, L., Mascareñas-Osorio, I. & Aburto-Oropeza, O., Jan 2018, In: Scientific Reports. 8, 47.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  16. Published

    Hydroacoustics for the discovery and quantification of Nassau grouper (Epinephelus striatus) spawning aggregations

    Egerton, J., Johnson, A. F., Le Vay, L., McCoy, C. M., Semmens, B. X., Heppell, S. A. & Turner, J., Jun 2017, In: Coral Reefs. 36, 2, p. 589-600 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  17. Published

    Hydroacoustics to examine fish association with shallow offshore habitats in the Arabian Gulf

    Egerton, J., Al-Ansi, M., Abdallah, M., Walton, M., Hayes, J., Turner, J., Erisman, B., Al Maslamani, I., Al-Mohannadi, M. & Le Vay, L., Mar 2018, In: Fisheries Research. 199, p. 127-136 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  18. Published

    Size-selective fishing of Palaemon serratus (Decapoda, Palaemonidae) in Wales, UK: implications of sexual dimorphism and reproductive biology for fisheries management and conservation

    Emmerson, J., Haig, J., Robson, G., Hinz, H., Le Vay, L. & Kaiser, M., Sept 2017, In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 97, 6, p. 1223-1232

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  19. Published

    Assessment of wastewater derived pollution using viral monitoring in two estuaries

    Farkas, K., Mannion, F., Sorby, R., Winterbourn, B., Allender, S., Gregory, C. G. M., Holding, P., Thorpe, J. M., Malham, S. K. & Le Vay, L., 1 Mar 2024, In: Marine pollution bulletin. 200, 116081.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  20. Published

    Development of larval culture techniques for the shore crab, Carcinus maenas (L)

    Galley, T., Green, B. C., Watkins, L. & Le Vay, L., Apr 2011, In: Aquaculture International. 19, 2, p. 381-394

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  21. Published

    Influence of exogenous chemicals on larval development and survival of the king scallop Pecten maximus (L.)

    Galley, T., Beaumont, A., Le Vay, L. & King, J., 1 May 2017, In: Aquaculture. 474, p. 48-56 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  22. Published

    Factors affecting byssus attachment in juvenile scallops, Pecten maximus (L.)

    Galley, T., Beaumont, A., Le Vay, L. & King, J., 15 Nov 2020, In: Aquaculture. 528, 735504.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  23. Published

    Effect of different diets on proteolytic enzyme activity, trypsinogen gene expression and dietary carbon assimilation in Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis) larvae.

    Gamboa-Delgado, J., Le Vay, L., Fernandez-Diaz, C., Canavate, P., Ponce, M., Zerolo, R. & Manchado, M., 1 Apr 2011, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. 158, 4, p. 251-258

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  24. Published

    Natural stable isotopes as indicators of the relative contribution of soy protein and fish meal to tissue growth in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) fed compound diets.

    Gamboa-Delgado, J. & Le Vay, L., 3 Jun 2009, In: Aquaculture. 291, 1-2, p. 115-123

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  25. Published

    Natural carbon stable isotope ratios as indicators of the relative contribution of live and inert diets to growth in larval Senegalese sole (Solea senegalensis).

    Gamboa-Delgado, J., Canavate, J. P., Zerolo, R. & Le Vay, L., 1 Aug 2008, In: Aquaculture. 280, 1-4, p. 190-197

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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    Flow regime in a restored wetland determines trophic links and species composition in the aquatic macroinvertebrate community

    Gonzalez Ortegon, E., Walton, M., Moghaddam, B., Vilas, C., Prieto, A., Kennedy, H., Canavate, J. P. & Le Vay, L., 15 Jan 2015, In: Science of the Total Environment. 503-504, p. 241-250

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  28. Published

    Individual and mixture effects of selected pharmaceuticals on larval development of the estuarine shrimp Palaemon longirostris

    Gonzalez-Ortegon, E., Blasco, J., Nieto, E., Hampel, M., Le Vay, L. & Gimenez, L., 7 Jul 2015, In: Science of the Total Environment. 540, p. 260-266

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  29. Published

    Maternal trophic status and offspring phenotype in a marine invertebrate

    Gonzalez-Ortegon, E., Le Vay, L., Walton, M. & Gimenez, J., 25 Jun 2018, In: Scientific Reports.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  30. Published

    Effects of food limitation and pharmaceutical compounds on the larval development and morphology of Palaemon serratus

    González-Ortegón, E., Giménez, L., Blasco, J. & Le Vay, L., 15 Jan 2015, In: Science of the Total Environment. 503-504, p. 171-178 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  31. Published

    A multiple stressor approach to study the toxicity and sub-lethal effects of pharmaceutical compounds on the larval development of a marine invertebrate

    González-Ortegón, E., Blasco, J., Le Vay, L. & Giménez, L., Dec 2013, In: Journal of Hazardous Materials. 263, Part 1, p. 233-238 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  32. Published

    Critical Review on the Public Health Impact of Norovirus Contamination in Shellfish and the Environment: A UK Perspective

    Hassard, F., Sharp, J., Taft, H., Le Vay, L., Harris, J., McDonald, J., Tuson, K., Wilson, J., Jones, D. & Malham, S., Jun 2017, In: Food and Environmental Virology. 9, 2, p. 123-141

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  33. Published

    Using bio-physical modelling and population genetics for conservation and management of an exploited species, Pecten maximus L.

    Hold, N., Robins, P., Szostek, C., Lambert, G., Lincoln, H., Le Vay, L., Bell, E. & Kaiser, M., Nov 2021, In: Fisheries Oceanography. 30, 6, p. 740-756 17 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  34. Published

    The Potential for Replacement of Live Feeds in Larval Culture

    Jones, D. A., Kamarudin, M. S. & Le Vay, L., 1993, In: Journal of the World Aquaculture Society. 24, 2, p. 199-210 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  35. Published

    Prioritization of knowledge needs for sustainable aquaculture: a national and global perspective

    Jones, A. C., Mead, A., Kaiser, M. J., Austen, M. C., Adrian, A. W., Auchterlonie, N. A., Black, K. D., Blow, L. R., Bury, C., Brown, J. H., Burnell, G. M., Connolly, E., Dingwell, A., Derrick, S., Eno, N. C., Gautier, D. J., Green, K. A., Gubbins, M., Hart, P. R., Holmyard, J. M., Immink, A. J., Jarrad, D. L., Katoh, E., Langley, J. C., Lee, D. O., Le Vay, L., Leftwich, C. P., Mitchell, M., Moore, A., Murray, A. G., McLaren, E. M., Norbury, H., Parker, D., Parry, S. O., Purchase, D., Rahman, A., Sanver, F., Siggs, M., Simpson, S. D., Slaski, R. J., Smith, K., Syvret, M. L., Tibbott, C., Thomas, P. C., Turnbull, J., Whiteley, R., Whittles, M., Wilcockson, M. J., Wilson, J., Dicks, L. V. & Sutherland, W. J., 4 Jul 2014, In: Fish and Fisheries. 16, 4, p. 668–683

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  36. Published

    The digestive physiology of herbivorous, omnivorous and carnivorous crustacean larvae: a review: Proceedings of the fish and shellfish Larviculture Symposium LARVI '95

    Jones, D. A., Kumlu, M., Le Vay, L. & Fletcher, D. J., 1997, In: Aquaculture. 155, 1-4, p. 285-295 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  37. Published

    Ontogenetic change in digestive enzyme activity during larval development of Macrobrachium rosenbergii

    Kamarudin, M. S., Jones, D. A., le Vay, L. & Abidin, A. Z., 1994, In: Aquaculture. 123, 3-4, p. 323-333 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  38. Published

    Prospects of Low Trophic Marine Aquaculture Contributing to Food Security in a Net Zero-Carbon World

    Krause, G., Le Vay, L., Buck, B. H., Costa-Pierce, B. A., Dewhust, T., Heasman, K. G., Nevejan, N., Nielsen, P., Nielson, K. N., Park, K., Schupp, M. F., Thomas, J-B., Troell, M., Webb, J., Wrange, A. L., Ziegler, F. & Strand, A., 26 May 2022, In: Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems. 6, 875509.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  39. Published

    Influence of live and artificial diets on tissue composition and trypsin activity in Penaeus japonicus larvae

    Le Vay, L., Rodríguez, A., Kamarudin, M. S. & Jones, D., 1993, In: Aquaculture. 118, 3-4, p. 287-297 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  40. Published

    Ecology and Management of Mud Crab Scylla spp.

    Le Vay, L., 1 Jan 2001, In: Asian Fisheries Science. 14, 2, p. 101-111

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  41. Published

    Quality of hatchery-reared juveniles for marine fisheries stock enhancement.

    Le Vay, L., Carvalho, G., Quinitio, E. T., Lebata, J. H., Ut, V. N. & Fushimi, H., 22 Aug 2007, In: Aquaculture. 268, 1-4, p. 169-180

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  42. Published

    Naturally-occuring stable isotopes as direct measures of larval feeding efficiency, nutrient incorporation and turnover.

    Le Vay, L. & Gamboa-Delgado, J., 1 May 2011, In: Aquaculture. 315, 1-2, p. 95-103

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  43. Published

    Approaches to enhancement in mangrove-associated crab fisheries

    Le Vay, L., Lebata, M. J., Walton, M., Primavera, J., Quinitio, E., Lavilla-Pitogo, C., Parado-Estepa, F., Rodriguez, E., Ut, V. N., Nghia, T. T., Sorgeloos, P. & Wille, M., 1 Jan 2008, In: Reviews in Fisheries Science. 16, 1-3, p. 72-80

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  44. Published

    Digestion in relation to feeding strategies exhibited by crustacean larvae.

    Le Vay, L., Jones, D. A., Puello-Cruz, A. C., Sangha, R. S. & Ngamphongsai, C., 1 Mar 2001, In: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology A - Molecular and Integrative Physiology. 128, 3, p. 621-628

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  45. Published

    Seasonal abundance and recruitment in an estuarine population of mud crabs, Scylla paramamosain, in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam

    Le Vay, L., Ut, V. N. & Jones, D. A., Apr 2001, In: Hydrobiologia. 449, 1-3, p. 231-239

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  46. Published

    Population ecology of the mud crab Scylla paramamosain (Estampador) in an estuarine mangrove system: a mark-recapture study.

    Le Vay, L., Ut, V. N. & Walton, M., 1 May 2007, In: Marine Biology. 151, 3, p. 1127-1135

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  47. Published

    Baseline assessment of fisheries for three species of mud crabs (Scylla spp.) in the mangroves of Ibajay, Aklan, Philippines

    Lebata, M. J. H. L., Le Vay, L., Primavera, J. H., Walton, M. E. & Binas, J. B., May 2007, In: Bulletin of Marine Science . 80, 3, p. 891-904 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  48. Published

    Identifying mangrove areas for fisheries enhancement; population assessment in a patchy habitat

    Lebata, M. J. H., Walton, M. E., Binas, J. B., Primavera, J. H. & Le Vay, L., Jul 2012, In: Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems. 22, 5, p. 652-664

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

  49. Published

    Evaluation of hatchery-based enhancement of the mud crab, Scylla spp., fisheries in mangroves: comparison of species and release strategies.

    Lebata, M. J., Le Vay, L., Walton, ME., Binas, J. B., Quinitio, E. T., Rodriguez, E. M. & Primavera, J. H., 29 Jan 2009, In: Marine and Freshwater Research. 60, 1, p. 58-69

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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    Spatial and Temporal variation of size at maturity in an intensive crustacean fishery with limited management

    Moore, A., Delargy, A., Cann, R., Heney, C., Le Vay, L., Lincoln, H., McCarthy, I. & Hold, N., 1 Nov 2022, In: Fisheries Research. 255, November 2022, 106450.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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