Rate My Professor Leo Nankervis

Associate Professor Leo Nankervis holds a position in Aquaculture within the College of Science and Engineering at James Cook University. He earned his PhD from James Cook University in 2005, with a thesis titled "Quantitative and qualitative aspects of the protein nutrition of barramundi (Lates calcarifer) larvae fed formulated foods," and a BSc (Hons) from the same institution in 1999. Nankervis leads the Tropical Aquafeeds Innovations Laboratory at James Cook University and serves as Theme Leader for Aquaculture and Animal Health on the Executive Committee of the Centre for Sustainable Tropical Fisheries and Aquaculture. His career includes a strong track record of commercial research, development, and management within the global aquafeeds industry. He has lived in Australia, Norway, and the Netherlands for extended periods, worked across the aquaculture industry in five continents, and led large highly skilled research and business groups. Nankervis engages in fundamental research, development, and consultancy within Australian and international aquaculture industries.

As an expert in aquaculture nutrition and feed development, Nankervis's research interests encompass the interface between research and implementation, including nutrition, diet formulation, quality, sustainability, feed safety, communications, and feed production technologies. Additional focuses include using physiology to solve commercially relevant production bottlenecks, raw materials for aquafeeds, nutrient requirements, digestive processes in aquatic organisms, taste, and palatability. Key publications include "Recent advances and future directions in practical diet formulation and adoption in tropical Palinurid lobster aquaculture" (Reviews in Aquaculture, 2022), "Advances in practical feed formulation and adoption for hybrid grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus ♀ × E. lanceolatus ♂) aquaculture" (Reviews in Aquaculture, 2022), "Reducing dietary wild derived fishmeal inclusion levels in production diets for large yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi)" (Aquaculture, 2023), "Exploring the physiological plasticity of giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus) to dietary sulfur amino acids and taurine to measure dietary requirements and essentiality" (2023), and "Dietary supplementation of astaxanthin modulates skin color and liver antioxidant status of giant grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus)" (2022). His research has received over 480 citations.