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.

  1. 2009
  2. Published
  3. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  4. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  5. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  6. 2008
  7. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  8. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  9. Published

    Nutrient removal from aquaculture waste water using the halophyte, Salicornia europea.

    Webb, J., Thomas, D. N. & Le Vay, L., 1 Jan 2008.

    Research output: Contribution to conferencePaper

  10. 2007
  11. Published

    Comparative performance of hatchery-reared and wild Scylla paramamosain in pond culture.

    Ut, V. N., Le Vay, L., Nghia, T. T. & Walton, M., 19 Oct 2007, In: Aquaculture Research. 38, 14, p. 1593-1599

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  12. Published

    Development of nursery culture techniques for the mud crab Scylla paramamosain.

    Ut, V. N., Le Vay, L., Nghia, T. T. & Hanh, T. T., 19 Oct 2007, In: Aquaculture Research. 38, 14, p. 1563-1568

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  13. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  14. Published

    Assessment of the effectiveness of mangrove rehabilitation using exploited and non-exploited indicator species.

    Walton, M. E., Le Vay, L., Lebata, J. H., Binas, J. & Primavera, J. H., 1 Aug 2007, In: Biological Conservation. 138, 1-2, p. 180-188

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  15. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  16. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  17. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  18. 2006
  19. Published

    Are mangroves worth replanting? The direct economic benefits of a community-based reforestation project.

    Walton, M. E., Samonte-Tan, G. P., Primavera, J. H., Edwards-Jones, G. & Le Vay, L., 1 Dec 2006, In: Environmental Conservation. 33, 4, p. 335-343

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  20. Published

    Significance of mangrove-mudflat boundaries as nursery grounds for the mud crab, Scylla paramamosain.

    Walton, M., Le Vay, L., Truong, L. M. & Ut, V. N., 1 Aug 2006, In: Marine Biology. 149, 5, p. 1199-1207

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  21. Published

    Seasonal abundance, distribution and recruitment of mud crabs (Scylla spp.) in replanted mangroves.

    Walton, M. E., Le Vay, L., Lebata, J. H., Binas, J. & Primavera, J. H., 1 Feb 2006, In: Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science. 66, 3-4, p. 493-500

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  22. 2005
  23. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  24. 2002
  25. Published

    Trypsin enzyme activity during larval development of Litopenaeus vannamei (Boone) fed on live feeds.

    Puello-Cruz, A. C., Sangha, R. S., Jones, D. A. & Le Vay, L., 18 Apr 2002, In: Aquaculture Research. 33, 5, p. 333-338

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. 2001
  27. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  28. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  29. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  30. 1997
  31. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  32. 1994
  33. Published

    Biochemical composition and digestive enzyme activity in larvae and postlarvae ofPenaeus japonicus during herbivorous and carnivorous feeding

    Rodriguez, A., Le Vay, L., Mourente, G. & Jones, D. A., 1994, In: Marine Biology. 118, 1, p. 45-51 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  34. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  35. 1993
  36. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  37. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

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