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 Enstitute 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.
Levent Bat carried out research for a PhD on the ecotoxicological effects of metals on marine invertebrates. His work involves both ecological and chemistical procedures. Experience regarding heavy metals in some organisms from Black Sea, toxicity of some heavy metals using invertebrates from Black Sea, marine biology and ecology, pollution, ecotoxicology. The composition of phytoplankton, zooplankton,ichtyoplankton, mesoplankton and fish of the Black Sea coast and its impact on the Black Sea ecosystem and fisheries. Levent has been involved in many projects in many European countries related to ICZM (Integrated Coastal Zone Management), MPA (Marine Protected Area) and MSFD Guiding Improvements in the Black Sea Integrated Monitoring System. Among many other projects he provides all information on habitat types of the Turkish Black Sea coasts, including the biology of the Black Sea. He has been involved in many projects as project coordinator with many other countries supported by NATO Scientific Affairs Linkage Grant, NATO Science for Peace and The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) – The National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU), for instance in quantification of the recent ctenophore invader Beroe ovata impact in the Black Sea, bioindicators for assessment of the Black Sea ecosystem recovery, comparative studies of meiobenthic community structure off Crimea (Ukraine) and Sinop (Turkey) with respect to identification of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Turkish Black Sea, monitoring of anchovy and sprat nutritional condition in the Black Sea and fishing stock distribution: response on nutritional condition and environmental forces. He is author of many publications with Black Sea Commission (BSC) and Turkish Marine Research Foundation (TUDAV) on Black Sea Fish Check-List, Black Sea Non-Native Fish List, Black Sea Fishes List IUCN STATUS and Red data list of fishes from the Turkish Black Sea coasts, respectively. He also participiated in many EU projects such as ARENA, ASCABOS, BLACKSEA SCENE, UPGRADE BLACKSEA SCENE, MISIS, COCONET.
His specialisation as below:
(i) Main fields: Marine Biology, Aquatic Toxicology & Marine pollution.
(ii) Current Researches based on levels of heavy metals in marine fauna, flora and sediment.
(iii) Other field interests marine litter and microplastics.