Jesse D. Ronquillo, Ph.D.

Shellfish Specialist, Associate Professor

Contact Information:

• Aquaculture Centre, Haley Institute, Room 267
• Tel: (902) 896-2432
• Fax: (902) 895-6734
• email: jronquillo@nsac.ca

Education:

• B.Sc. (cum laude) Fisheries, University of the Philippines (Philippines)
• M.Sc. Aquaculture, Kagoshima University (Japan)
• Ph.D. Marine Resources, Kagoshima University (Japan)

 Research Interests:

• Sustainable aquaculture
• Reproduction and Genetics
• Shellfish and Algal culture
• Hatchery operation and management
• Coastal enhancement/Sea ranching
• Polyculture/Integrated Aquaculture
• Development of new culture species
• Species at risk
• Nutrition and Live feed production
• Biocontrol and Probiotics 

Refereed Publications:

Ronquillo, J.D. & McKinley, S. 2006. Developmental stages and potential mariculture for coastal rehabilitation of endangered Pacific angelwing clam, Pholas orientalis. Aquaculture 256: 180-191.

Ronquillo, J.D., Saisho, T., & McKinley, S. 2006.  Early developmental stages of the Pacific green tiger prawn, Penaeus semisulcatus de Haan, 1844 (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae). Hydrobiologia 560:175-196.

Butterworth, K.G., J.D. Ronquillo & R.S. McKinley. 2005. Simplified illustrated sea lice identification guide for Lepeophtheirus salmonis and Caligus clemensi in British Columbia, Canada. Aquaculture Association of Canada Special Publication 9:101-103.
 
Corre VL,  Janeo R, Ronquillo JD, and Kurokura H. 2005. Use of Greenwater Technology as Biocontrol of Luminous Bacteria in Intensive Shrimp (Penaeus monodon) Grow-out Culture. UPV Journal of Natural Sciences 10 (1): 51-60.

Toledo N, Dureza L, Ronquillo JD,  Itami T, Sakata T and Suarnaba V. 2005. In vivo assay of live microalgae on Vibrio harveyi co-cultured with Scylla serrata larvae. UPV Journal of Natural Sciences 10: 91-102.
 
Ronquillo, J.D., Z.V. Pura, & R. Traifalgar. 1999. “Seedling” production and pond culture of hatchery-produced juveniles of the mud crab, Scylla oceanica Dana, 1852. In F.R. Schram and J.V. von Vaupel Klein (eds). Crustaceans and the Biodiversity Crisis. (Amsterdam: Brill Academic Pub.). Vol. 1, pp.  999-1011.

Ronquillo J.D., Saisho T, & Yamasaki S. 1998. Application of phytoplankters as live diet and biocontrol in improving the hatchery production of commercially important penaeid shrimps in Asia. In Flegel TW (ed.). Advances in Shrimp Biotechnology. National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Bangkok. p. 106.

Ronquillo, J.D., J. R. Matias, T. Saisho, & S. Yamasaki. 1997.  Culture of Tetraselmis tetrathele and its utilization in the hatchery production of different penaeid shrimps in Asia.  Hydrobiologia  358:237-244.

Ronquillo, J.D. & T. Saisho. 1997. Larval development of  Metapenaeopsis barbata (de Haan, 1844) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae). Marine and  Freshwater Research 48(5): 401-416.

Ronquillo, J.D. & T. Saisho. 1995. Early developmental stages of southern rough shrimp,  Trachypenaeus curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860)  (Decapoda,  Penaeidae) reared in the laboratory.  Crustaceana 68(7):  833-863.

Ronquillo, J.D. & T. Saisho. 1994. Development and survival of greasyback shrimp, Metapenaeus ensis (de Haan, 1844) fed with Tetraselmis tetrathele and Chaetoceros gracilis.  In: Proceedings of Third Asian Fisheries Forum. (Manila: Asian Fisheries Society). 3:1013-1016.

Ronquillo, J.D. and T. Saisho. 1993. Early developmental stages of greasyback shrimp, Metapenaeus ensis    (de Haan,1844) (Crustacea,Decapoda, Penaeidae). Journal of  Plankton Research  15(10):1177-1206.

Ronquillo, J.D. and T. Saisho. 1992. Occurrence of embryonized nauplius and protozoea stages in southern rough shrimp, Trachypenaeus curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860)  (Decapoda, Penaeidae). Researches on Crustacea (Tokyo: Carcinological  Society of Japan) 25:47-58.

Ronquillo, J.D. and S. Yamasaki.  1986.  Cultivation physiology of the prasinophyte Tetraselmis tetrathele  in relation to  the "seed" production of kuruma prawn  Penaeus japonicus. Mini Rev. Data File Fish. Res. (Kagoshima University, Japan), 4:77-87.

Book/Manual:
Pacoli, C.Q. and J.D. Ronquillo.  1987.  Manual of Fish Breeding and Hatchery Management.  Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports (MECS) and the University of the Philippines in the Visayas, Quezon City, Philippines.  117 pp.

Conference Proceedings:

Santos FF and  Ronquillo JD. 2001. Development and survival of Scylla oceanica Dana larvae in culture media added with dried seawater crystals. Fifth International Crustacean Congress. Melbourne, Australia  July 9-13.

Del Castillo CS, Traifalgar  RF, Biboso  JA  and Ronquillo JD. 1999.  Biocontrol of Vibrio harveyi by bacteria isolated from tilapia green water.  Third Asia-Pacific Marine Biotechnology  Conference. Manila, Philippines   Nov 28 -Dec 01.

Del Castillo CS, Traifalgar  RF, Biboso  JA  and Ronquillo JD. 1999.  In vitro inhibition of Vibrio harveyi  using saline tilapia water. Third Asia-Pacific Marine Biotechnology  Conference. Manila, Philippines   Nov 28 -Dec 01.

Ronquillo  JD, Saisho T, and Yamasaki  S. 1999. Improving the Hatchery Production of Commercially Important Penaeid Shrimps in Asia.World Aquaculture ’99 Conference. Sydney, Australia Apr 27– May 2.

Rendon C and  Ronquillo JD. 1999. Tolerance of the mudcrab , Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1755) to handling, storage and transport. World Aquaculture'99 Conference.     Sydney, Australia Apr 16- May 2.

Ronquillo JD, Pura  ZV,  and Traifalgar, RM. 1998. “Seedling” production and pond culture of hatchery-produced crablets of  portunid mudcrab, Scylla oceanica (Dana, 1852). Fourth International Crustacean Congress. Amsterdam, The Netherland.  July 20-24.

Ronquillo  JD, Pura, Z, and Traifalgar R. 1998. Developmental biology and culture of the portunid mud crab, Scylla oceanica Dana, 1852. In: International Forum on the Culture of Portunid Crabs. Boracay, Philippines Dec1–4.

Pura ZV and  Ronquillo  JD, 1997.  Embryonic development and larval tolerance  on salinity of Scylla oceanica. Second Asia-Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference. Phuket, Thailand May 7-10.

Ronquillo JD,  Conlu PV and Traifalgar RM. 1997. Developmental biology and coastal rehabilitation of endangered Philippine angelwing clam, Pholas (Monothyra) orientalis Gmelin. World Aquaculture'97 Conference.  Seattle, Washington, USA.  Feb19-23.

Ronquillo JD, Pura, Z, and Traifalgar R, 1997. Developmental  biology of  mudcrab, Scylla oceanica (Dana). Second Asia-pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference.  Phuket, Thailand   May 7-10.

Ronquillo JD, Pura, Z, Traifalgar R, and Conlu, PV. 1997. Completion of the life cycle of Philippine king crab ("alimango"), Scylla oceanica (Dana) under controlled conditions. 19th Annual Scientific Meeting of the National Academy of Science and Technology, and Science and Technology Centennial Celebration.  Metro-Manila, Philippines  July 10.

Ronquillo JD, Saisho T, and Yamasaki S. 1996. Culture of Tetraselmis tetrathele and its utilization in the hatchery production of different penaeid shrimps in Asia.   International Symposium on Live Food Organisms and Marine Larviculture. Nagasaki City, Japan.  September 1-4.

Ronquillo JD. 1996. Comparison of the early developmental stages of four major genera of penaeid shrimps/prawns in the Indo-West Pacific region. Second International Conference on the Culture of Penaeid Prawns and Shrimps. Iloilo, Philippines May 14-17.

Saisho T  and  Ronquillo JD. 1996.  Early developmental stages of the fleshy prawn, Penaeus (Fenneropenaeus) chinensis  (Osbeck, 1765) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae).  Second International Conference on the Culture of Penaeid Prawns and Shrimps.  Iloilo, Philippines   May 14-17.

Ronquillo JD, Shinomiya  A and  Saisho T, 1995. Reproductive and developmental biology of Metapenaeopsis barbata (de Haan, 1844) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae). First Asia-Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference. Shizuoka, Japan. Sep  12-14.

Ronquillo JD and  Abeto MN.  1995. Development and survival of Penaeus monodon larvae in culture media added with solar dried sea salt.   First Asia-Pacific Marine Biotechnology Conference. Shizuoka, Japan    Sept. 12-14.

Ronquillo JD and  Conlu PV. 1995. Effect of different anaesthesia in transporting broodstock of Oreochromis niloticus. Fourth Asian  Fisheries Forum. Beijing, China  Oct 16-20.

Ronquillo JD and   Saisho T. 1995. Early  developmental stages of the western king  prawn, Penaeus (Melicertus) latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896  (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae).  Fourth Asian Fisheries Forum. Beijing, China Oct  16-20.

Ronquillo JD and T. Saisho T. 1992. Development and survival of greasyback shrimp, Metapenaeus ensis (de Haan, 1844) fed with Tetraselmis tetrathele and Chaetoceros gracilis.  Third Asian Fisheries Forum  (TAFF'92). Singapore   Oct 26-30.

Ronquillo JD and Saisho T, 1991.Embryonic and Post-Embryonic Development of Trachypenaeus curvirostris (Stimpson, 1860) (Crustacea: Decapoda: Penaeidae). Second International Marine Biotechnology Conference. Baltimore, Maryland, USA. October 13-16.
 
Ronquillo JD and  Saisho T. 1990. The early developmental stages of the greasyback shrimp  ("yoshi ebi"),  Metapanaeus  ensis (de Haan, 1844) (Crustacea, Decapoda, Penaeidae). Annual Fisheries Conference of the Japanese Society of Scientific Fisheries  Tokyo, Japan  April.

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