Research areas
My research interests have included aquaculture systems and practices, the cellular mechanisms underlying synaptic plasticity, endocrine regulation in crustaceans, and the spatial modelling of chemical and acoustic pollutants.
Former research institutes: University of Cambridge, University of Angers
MSc supervision
2023
An evaluation of the potential of ecosystem services provided by the cultivation of sugar kelp (Saccharina latissima) in Nantucket Harbour.
Quality and safety assessment of imported frozen tilapia sold in three major cities of Malawi.
The production, exposure, and effects of heavy metal contaminants in aquaculture environments
2022
Examining the effect of changes in screw configuration & die open area on the float characteristics of extruded fish feed.
Study of sustainability of the use of other protein sources as replacement of fishmeal in the diet of Clarias gariepinus (Burchell, 1822) in Nigeria.
2021
Isolation and identification of bacteriophages.
The effects of three different incubation temperatures on the development of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) ova.
2020
Assessment of trend in water quality key variables at rainbow trout (Oncorhyncus mykiss) farming grow out cages.
The effect of supplementing methionine and lysine in formulated diets on growth performance, survival and body composition of Oreochromis niloticus fingerlings.
Saltwater aquaculture of the Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus).
A comparison between water quality, growth performance and microbial communities in a water reuse and a flow through system in a Mediterranean nursery.
The role and application challenges of local plant raw material utilization for sustainable aquaculture.
Fillet discolouration marks as fish welfare indicators.
2019
A review of broodstock management technique for sustainable fingerling production of Nile tilapia (O. niloticus): a case study of a hatchery in Siavonga district of Zambia.
The effect of thyroxine with and without cortisol on hatching rate, larval growth and survival of Clarias gariepinus.
Potential for marketing and exporting of ornamental fish from Jamaica to the international market.
An investigation into the sustainability of shrimp and tilapia aquaculture in Saint Lucia.
Sustainable aqua feed development in Guyana using on-shore seafood processing by-products.
Financial and practical analysis of a small-scale aquaponics set up.
Integration of seaweed culture with salmonid marine net-pen culture.
2018
An analysis of voluntary labelling and certification schemes in relation to aquaculture and fisheries.
General sustainability of aquaculture in Spain, Iceland and Norway.
2017
Competitive segregation of ammonia oxidising, nitrite oxidising and heterotrophic bacteria in fixed film biofilters.
Status of shrimp farming in Belize: assessing the current disease situation (acute hepatopancreatic necrosis disease) and biosecurity measures in shrimp farms.
The potential for sea urchin (Paracentrotus lividus) aquaculture in Greece, and the incorporation of integrated multi-trophic aquaculture (IMTA).
Amoebic gill disease and presence in sediments.
An overview of how Japan's aquaculture could help to revive areas affected by natural disasters like earthquakes and tsunami.
Is Europe ready for integrated multi-trophic aquaculture?
Mediterranean certification standards and future developments.
An assessment of the sustainability of aquaculture in eastern Uganda.
A review of the application of probiotics in shrimp farming.
Mangrove degradation, the mangrove oyster, Crassostrea gasar, and oyster culture in Sierra Leone, West Africa.
Quarantining fish the sustainable way.
2016
A proposed early maturation manipulation regime for Atlantic salmon.
Valuation of carbonic anhydrase as a gill health biomarker in the seawater on-growing phase of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).
Welfare issues surrounding the maximum allowed feed withdrawal period.
A comparison of global food safety standards and regulations concerning shellfish.
Review of marine toxins affecting aquaculture systems.
2015
South Fork Nooksack spring chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) captive broodstock programme: a project to help preserve an ESA-listed population of Pacific salmon.
Replacement of fishmeal and fish oil with chia seed (Salvia hispanica L.) in the diets of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss L).
Large scale aquaponics system in a rainbow trout recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) hatchery.
Courses developed (Sustainable Aquaculture)
Postgraduate Certificate (Invertebrates)
Postgraduate Certificate (Vertebrates)
Recent scholarships (PGDip/MSc in Sustainable Aquaculture)
2023
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. 9 scholarships.
2022
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. 15 scholarships.
2021
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. 10 scholarships.
2020
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. 5 scholarships.
2019
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. 10 scholarships.
2017
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. 10 scholarships.
2016
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. 16 scholarships.
2015
Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. 9 scholarships.
Selected publications
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Open access
Is Europe ready for integrated multi-trophic aquaculture? A survey on the perspectives of European farmers and scientists with IMTA experience
Kleitou, P., Kletou, D. & David, J., 1 Mar 2018, In: Aquaculture. 490, p. 136-148Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Open access
The fungal alkaloid Okaramine-B activates an L-glutamate-gated chloride channel from Ixodes scapularis, a tick vector of Lyme disease
Furutani, S., Ihara, M., Lees, K., Buckingham, S. D., Partridge, F. A., David, J. A., Patel, R., Warchal, S., Mellor, I. R., Matsuda, K. & Sattelle, D. B., Aug 2018, In: International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance. 8, 2, p. 350-360 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Theoretical approach to estimating the induction of hearing impairment in bottlenose dolphins by radiated leisure boat noise
David, J. A., Dec 2012, In: Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 92, 8, p. 1887-1892 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Phosphorylation of the voltage-gated potassium channel Kv2.1 by AMP-activated protein kinase regulates membrane excitability
Ikematsu, N., Dallas, M. L., Ross, F. A., Lewis, R. W., Rafferty, J. N., David, J. A., Suman, R., Peers, C., Hardie, D. G. & Evans, A. M., 1 Nov 2011, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 108, 44, p. 18132-18137 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Vessel movements in the Moray Firth
David, J. A. & Latimer, M. R., 2010, Scottish Natural Heritage. 79 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Calculating boat densities in the inner Moray Firth
David, J. A., 2009, Scottish Natural Heritage. 2 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Environmental issues in marine management planning
David, J. A. & Latimer, M. R., 2009, Fore & Aft magazine, p. 54-55.Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
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Moray Firth boat surveys – the use of data to estimate numbers and densities of boats operating out of Whiteness Marina
David, J. A. & Latimer, M. R., 2009, WPC. 79 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Acetylcholine Receptors of Identified Insect Neurons
Harrow, I. D., David, J. A. & Sattelle, D. B., 2008, Ciba Foundation Symposium 88 ‐ Neuropharmacology of Insects. John Wiley and Sons, p. 12-31 20 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Moray Firth boat survey
David, J. A. & Latimer, M. R., 2008, WPC. 3 p.Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report