Emmanuel Leguay - professional CV

Profile

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine specializing in aquatic animal health with more than 25 years of experience in the health and pathology of fish and other aquatic animals. Founder and director of Vetofish, a veterinary practice specializing in aquatic animal pathology, with a career combining clinical practice, field studies, laboratory diagnosis and health support for aquaculture and research facilities.

Extensive experience in necropsy, histology, bacteriology, electron microscopy, haematology and epidemiology applied to aquatic species. Expertise in designing health-monitoring protocols and experimental procedures, assessing fish welfare, preventing zoonotic risks and investigating diseases of fish and amphibians used as research models.

Lecturer for CNRS and Oniris in laboratory animal science and aquatic animal pathology. Contributor to the RESAMA and FELASA-AALAS networks, author and co-author of scientific publications on fish health, and speaker at international conferences and workshops on aquatic animal pathology, diagnosis and welfare.

Skills

Organizational and managerial skills

Company creation, leadership and management
Project management and coordination of multidisciplinary teams
Organization of assignments, training courses and technical interventions
Administrative, accounting and budget management

Veterinary skills

Medicine and pathology of fish, amphibians and other aquatic animals
Health surveillance, preventive medicine and disease management
Diagnostics: necropsy, histology, bacteriology, parasitology, haematology and molecular analyses
Assessment of animal welfare and husbandry conditions
Biosecurity and health monitoring of facilities housing aquatic animals

Scientific skills

Design, implementation and supervision of experimental procedures involving aquatic models
Epidemiology and analysis of health and zoonotic risks
Field sampling and laboratory analyses
Coordination of collaborative projects and participation in scientific networks
Technical writing, publications and scientific communication
Teaching and training in laboratory animal science

Aquaculture expertise

Health management in marine and freshwater aquaculture
Health monitoring of public aquariums and aquatic research facilities
Assessment of water quality, environmental factors and stress responses
Design of husbandry, biosecurity and preventive-medicine protocols
Multi-species expertise: teleosts, sturgeon, elasmobranchs and amphibians

Professional experience

Current

Since 2006

Associate veterinarian

VetoFish, Châteauneuf-les-Martigues, France

Private practitioner in a veterinary practice specialized in aquatic animal pathology
Company manager.

Since 2010

Higher education / university lecturer

ONIRIS (École nationale vétérinaire de Nantes), Nantes, France

Lecturer on fish and amphibian pathology as part of laboratory animal science training.

Since 2012

Higher education / university lecturer

CNRS, Marseille, France

Animal experimentation: aquatic species specificity - design and implementation of experimental procedures and projects.

Since 2022

Higher education / university lecturer

Mediterranean Coastal Environment Station (SMEL), Sète, France

Training intended for persons designing experimental procedures using fish, amphibian and cephalopod models

Past

May 2005 - Jun 2005

Veterinarian

Institute of Aquaculture, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Project lead for setting up a study on rainbow trout gastroenteritis for the Institute of Aquaculture, Stirling.
Development of health-monitoring protocols for several aquaculture farms.
Histological, bacteriological and electron microscopy analyses.
Monitoring of haematological parameters.
Field sampling and laboratory analysis.

Mar 2005 - Mar 2005

Veterinarian

Fishvet Group, Inverness, Scotland, United Kingdom

Veterinary assistant for the practice.

Feb 2005 - Feb 2005

Instructor

Centre de Formation Professionnelle Agricole, Bellac, France

Trainer for pet-shop sales and advisory training, focusing on fish health monitoring and diseases.

May 2003 - Jul 2003

Veterinary student

Institute of Aquaculture, Stirling, Scotland, United Kingdom

Experimental thesis: pathology of Argulus foliaceus (Linnaeus) in Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum).

Jul 1998 - Jul 1998

Veterinary student

Aquaculture Gabriel Guyane S.A. , Roura, French Guiana

Farming of giant freshwater prawns (Macrobrachium rosenbergii).
Improvement of capture, packaging and transport techniques for ornamental fish.

Apr 1998 - Apr 1998

Veterinary student

Groupement de Défense Sanitaire Aquacole d'Aquitaine , Mont-de-Marsan, France

Participation in visits to member fish farms (necropsies, sampling).
Monitoring of activities at the departmental veterinary laboratory in Mont-de-Marsan.
Retrospective epidemiological study (1987-1997) of six pathogens in rainbow trout in Aquitaine.

Education and training

8 October 2012 - 19 October 2012

Laboratory animal science and protection (experimental methodology): Level 1

80h

CNRS, Marseille, France

Under the Order of 19 April 1988

Profile

Skills

Organizational and managerial skills

Veterinary skills

Scientific skills

Aquaculture expertise

Professional experience

Associate veterinarian

Higher education / university lecturer

Higher education / university lecturer

Higher education / university lecturer

Veterinarian

Veterinarian

Instructor

Veterinary student

Veterinary student

Veterinary student

Education and training

Laboratory animal science and protection (experimental methodology): Level 1

Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree

Veterinary doctoral thesis defence

Master of Science

Veterinary studies completion certificate

Admission

Preparatory class

Scientific baccalaureate

Scientific publications

The Accidental Capture of a Newborn Shortfin Mako Shark Isurus oxyrinchus (Rafinesque, 1810) in the Northwestern Mediterranean Sea off the Coast of Marseille, France

FELASA-AALAS Recommendations for Biosecurity in an Aquatic Facility, Including Prevention of Zoonosis, Introduction of New Fish Colonies, and Quarantine

FELASA-AALAS Recommendations for Monitoring and Reporting of Laboratory Fish Diseases and Health Status, with an Emphasis on Zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Emergence of carp edema virus (CEV) and its significance to European common carp and koi Cyprinus carpio

Maladie du sommeil de la Carpe : état des lieux des connaissances et situation épidémiologique en France

RESAMA: A Network for Monitoring Health and Husbandry Practices in Aquatic Research Facilities

Thesis

Pathologie d'Argulus foliaceus (Linne) chez Oncorhynchus mykiss (Walbaum)

Book chapters

Dermatologie des poissons

Specialist press

Exérèse d'une masse ophtalmique chez le poisson rouge par énucléation

Les infestations parasitaires en aquarium marin

Acclimatation des poissons

La quarantaine

Établir un diagnostic chez les poissons

Les probiotiques chez les poissons

La quarantaine

Argulus foliaceus, un pou dans la mare !

La reprise d'activité des Koï au printemps

Les maladies bactériennes en aquarium récifal

Les ectoparasites des poissons

Les ulcères cutanés chez les Koï

Conferences, seminars and posters

Beaching as a new concept adapted to pseudo-strandings of elasmobranchs on the French coasts: structuring an intervention network and formalising a protocol

Pain management in aquatic species

Methods of killing aquatic species

Gas supersaturation in aquariums: causes, treatment and prevention

Monitoring fish health in research animal facilities: recommendations from the FELASA-AALAS working group

Fish Health Monitoring with emphasis on Zebrafish: Recommendations from the FELASA-AALAS Working Group

Handling aquatic model animals: how to improve welfare

FELASA-AALAS Fish Health Working Group Update

Symptoms of potential zoonoses in fish and amphibians in research animal facilities

Histological analyses of samples (animals, tissues) as part of RESAMA analyses

Zebrafish husbandry and health monitoring Workshop

Taking animal welfare into account during experiments involving aquatic species

RESAMA: A network for monitoring Health and Husbandry Practices in Aquatic Research Facilities

What is a sick fish? What is a sick amphibian?

Results of the health study

Welfare assessment in Fish

Progression de la maladie du sommeil de la carpe en France

RESAMA: A Network for Monitoring Health and Husbandry Practices in Aquatic Research Facilities

How poor nutrition or feeding practice impact aquatic animals health

Health monitoring of aquatic species

Risques zoonotiques des modèles aquatiques

Anesthésie des poissons

Hyperplasie thyroïdienne chez les poissons tropicaux marins en captivité / Thyroid hyperplasia in tropical marine fishes

A bite updated elasmobranch medicine

Case report of surgical treatment of Carcharhinus plumbeus rectal prolapse

Traitement chirurgical des tumeurs cutanées des poissons rouges (Carassius auratus auratus)

Continuing professional development

SBEA Workshop 2026 - In-person session

SBEA Workshops 2026 - E-learning modules