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. Article › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    A model for the future: Ecosystem services provided by the aquaculture activities of Veta la Palma, Southern Spain

    Walton, M. E., Vilas, C., Canavate, P., Gonzalez-Ortegon, E., Prieto, A., van Bergeijk, S. A., Green, A. J., Librero, M., Mazuelos, N. & Le Vay, L. (ed.), 14 Jun 2015, In: Aquaculture. 448, p. 382-390

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  3. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

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    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

  5. Published

    Anthropogenic related variations in the epibiotic biodiversity and age structure of the “Pearl Oyster” Pinctada radiata within the eulittoral zone of Qatar

    Smyth, D., Al-Maslamani, I., Giraldes, B. W., Chatting, M. & Le Vay, L., May 2016, In: Regional Studies in Marine Science. 5, p. 87-96 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  6. 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

  7. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  8. 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

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    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

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    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 journalArticlepeer-review

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  16. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  17. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

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    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

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    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

  20. 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

  21. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

  22. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

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    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

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    Examining current best-practices for the use of wild post-larvae capture, culture, and release for fisheries enhancement

    Richardson, L., Lenfant, P., Clarke, L., Fontcuberta, A., Gudefin, A., Lecaillon, G., Le Vay, L., Radford, A. & Simpson, S., 17 Jan 2023, In: Frontiers in Marine Science. 9

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  25. Published

    Extreme 15N Depletion in Seagrasses

    Walton, M., Al-Maslamani, I., Haddaway, N., Kennedy, H., Castillo, A., Al-Ansari, E. S., Al-Shaikh, I., Abdel-Moati, M., Al-Yafei, M. A. A. & Le Vay, L., Nov 2016, In: Estuaries and Coasts. 39, 6, p. 1709-1723

    Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

  26. 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 journalArticlepeer-review

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