Prof. Dr. Levent BAT
(20.02.1964-)
(University of Sinop Fisheries Faculty Department of Hydrobiology, Head of Department of Hydrobiology)
Sinop/TURKEY
Levent Bat received the B.Sc. degree from the Sinop Fisheries High School, Ondokuz Mayis University (OMU) in Department of Fisheries Engineering (1984-1988). He received the M.Sc. in Institute of Natural and Applied Sciences, Ondokuz Mayis University (OMU) in Department of Marine Biology (1990-1992) and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Aberdeen at Department of Zoology, Aberdeen Scotland, United Kingdom (1993-1996). He worked as a Research Assistant in University of Ondokuz Mayis between 1989 and 1997; as an Assistant of Prof. Dr. in University of Ondokuz Mayis, Sinop Fisheries Faculty between 1997 and 1998; as an Assoc. Prof. Dr. in University of Ondokuz Mayis, Sinop Fisheries Faculty between 1999 and 2004; as a Prof. Dr. in University of Ondokuz Mayis, Sinop Fisheries Faculty between 2004 and 2007; as a Prof. Dr. in Sinop University, Fisheries Faculty since 2007.
Significant Projects for the Black Sea
• ARENA (A REgional Capacity Building and Networking Proggramme to Upgrade Monitoring and Forecasting Activity in the Black Sea Basin) EVK3-CT-2002-80011
• ASCABOS (A Supporting Programme for Capacity Building in the Black Sea Region towards Operational Status of Oceanographic Services) (FP6- proposal no: 518063-1)
• BLACK SEA SCENE (FP6- proposal no: 022868)
• UP-GRADE BS-SCENE (Up-Grade Black Sea Scientific Network) (FP7-proposal no: 226592)
• CoastLearn – Black Sea- project number 2010-1-TR1-LEO05-16745
• CoCoNET Call identifier FP7-OCEAN-2011 Collaborative project; project number: 287844
• MISIS- MSFD Guiding Improvements in the Black Sea Integrated Monitoring System Agreement number: 07.020400/20 12/616044/SUB/D2.
Significant Legal Studies
• Biological Diversity of the Turkish Black Sea Coast
• An overview of the Black Sea pollution in Turkey
• Ecosystem Responses of Heavy Metals using indicator organisms of the Black Sea
• Human Health Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in the Black Sea
• Coastal management plan in the south of the Black Sea
• Marine litter and microplastics in the Black Sea coasts
Hydrobiology, Aquatic Toxicology