Biography

He is a full professor (Emeritus) at the graduate Department of Maritime Civilizations and The Leon Recanati Institute for Maritime Studies, The Leon H. Charney School for Marine Sciences, University of Haifa, Israel. For many years he was the head of the institute and the department.

Research Interest

ecology, behavior and behavioral ecology of marine fish and invertebrates, especially lobsters, with emphasis on slipper lobsters (but also spiny and clawed lobsters), the ecology of artificial reefs, marine pollution, nature conservation in the marine environment, biogeography of marine animals and biology of invasive marine organisms