Peter's research interests include fish breeding, applied fish physiology, and aquaculture biotechnology. He is currently a doctoral candidate at the Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, UK, researching the genetic and physiological basis of thermal tolerance in cleaner fish. He obtained a BSc in Fisheries from the University of the Philippines Visayas and an MSc (Aquaculture) from the University of the Sunshine Coast, Australia.
Prior to his doctoral studies, he was a researcher at the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center/ Aquaculture Department in Iloilo, Philippines, where he led the marine fish commodity team and was actively involved in breeding and seed production activities at the multi-species marine fish hatchery. He conducted studies on induction of early gonad development in marine fish, sperm preservation and hybrid production of groupers, and application of compensatory growth response during cage culture in milkfish.
Peter has received the 2020 Dr. Elvira O. Tan Award for Outstanding Published Paper in Aquatic Sciences, and multiple Best Research Presentation awards at local and international conferences. He actively contributes to the scientific community through peer-reviewed publications and serves as a reviewer for leading journals. Peter is a member of the National Research Council of the Philippines, the European Aquaculture Society, and the International Society for Fish Endocrinology.
aquaculture; fish breeding; physiology; reproduction
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Palma PA, Broughton R, Abacan EJC, Jiménez-Fernández E, Gutierrez AP, Migaud H & Betancor MB (2025) Low temperature-driven physiological responses in ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta): Stress, inflammation, and liver health. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, 309, Art. No.: 111923. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2025.111923
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Plasticity of thermal tolerance and associated gill transcriptome in ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta)
Almaiz Palma P, Bekaert M, Gutierrez AP, Abacan JC, Migaud H & Betancor M (2025) Plasticity of thermal tolerance and associated gill transcriptome in ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta). Frontiers in Marine Science, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2024.1507994
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Insights into the early gonad development of the protogynous ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta)
Palma PA, Lwin SS, Jimenez-Fernandez E, Perschthaler JH, Baily JL & Gutierrez AP (2023) Insights into the early gonad development of the protogynous ballan wrasse (Labrus bergylta). Palma P (Researcher) Aquaculture Reports, 33, p. 101857. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aqrep.2023.101857
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Chaiyasut K, Merviel P, Palma P, Gutierrez AP, Perschthaler J, Jimenez-Fernandez E & Davie A (2023) Development of an Accurate Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) Assay for Genetic Sex Identification in Lumpfish (Cyclopterus lumpus) Based on Male-Specific Anti-Mullerian Hormone (amh) Gene. Fishes, 8 (6), Art. No.: 327. https://doi.org/10.3390/fishes8060327
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Nocillado J, Palma P, Wang T, de Jesus-Ayson EG, Levavi-Sivan B & Elizur A (2022) Intracellular production of recombinant GnRH1 in yeast, Pichia pastoris, and its potential as oral treatment to advance gonadal development in juvenile orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides. Aquaculture, 554, Art. No.: 738115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2022.738115
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Palma PA, Beluso LAA, de Jesus-Ayson EGT & Cruz-Lacierda ER (2022) Seasonal population dynamics of Lepeophtheirus spinifer and Neobenedenia sp. coinfecting snubnose pompano (Trachinotus blochii) breeders in marine cages in the Philippines. Veterinary Parasitology, 302, Art. No.: 109656. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2022.109656
