Dried Fish Matters (DFM) is an international, multi-country research partnership supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) that examines the social, economic, nutritional, cultural and environmental significance of dried fish across South and Southeast Asia.

The partnership brings together universities, civil society organizations, and community-based researchers to study how dried fish underpins food and nutrition security, gendered livelihoods, and coastal and inland economies, yet remains largely invisible in policy, governance, and development planning.  

Through comparative research, capacity building, and policy-oriented knowledge mobilization, the partnership seeks to make visible the social economies that sustain dried fish and to inform more inclusive approaches to fisheries, food systems, and development.