Prof. Dr. Levent Bat is the Dean of the Faculty of Fisheries at Sinop University, Turkey. He earned his B.Sc. as valedictorian from Ondokuz Mayıs University in 1988, followed by an M.Sc. in 1992, and completed his Ph.D. in Zoology at the University of Aberdeen, UK, in 1996. With over three decades of academic leadership, his core expertise encompasses marine biology, ecotoxicology, sediment quality, and marine pollution—specifically focusing on heavy metal bioaccumulation, microplastics, and invasive species dynamics in the Black Sea ecosystem. Prof. Bat has led and participated in numerous international and national initiatives, including over 15 EU-funded, 3 NATO, and multiple TÜBİTAK projects. He was honored with the Black Sea Medal Award in 2018 for his contributions to marine conservation, has authored over 90 SCI/SCIE-indexed papers, and actively serves as an editor for leading marine and fisheries journals.