We are pleased to highlight a new publication by DFM researchers Huan Sun, Dr. Derek S. Johnson, and Dr. Rotimi E. Aluko, titled “Structural and functional properties of dried fish protein isolates,” published in AIMS Agriculture and Food (Vol. 10, Issue 3). The article brings an important biochemical perspective to our understanding of dried fish […]
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Dried Fish Matters (DFM) PhD candidate at the University of Manitoba Jessie Jr. Varquez has won the photography contest organized as part of the ninth Global Conference on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries (GAF9), hosted at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) in Pathum Thani, Thailand. Jessie’s winning photograph (below) was captured during the early […]
A recent publication by Sokmoly Uon, DFM Cambodia student researcher, and Professor Kyoko Kusakabe, DFM Cambodia Lead and faculty at the Asian Institute of Technology, examines how Cambodian women sustain prahok which is a fermented fish paste central to the country’s cuisine and identity—amid declining fish resources in the Tonle Sap Lake region. Published in […]
On June 9, 2025, a consultative workshop titled “From Fishers to Consumers: Seafood Value Chain” was held at the Snehakunja Trust in Honnavara, Karnataka, with support from the Dried Fish Matters (DFM) project. The gathering brought together about 45 participants, including fishers from all three coastal districts of Karnataka, fisherwomen, government representatives, NGOs, and academics. […]
We are pleased to share that Dried Fish Matters research was featured in Divya Bhaskar, one of Gujarat’s most widely read newspapers. The article, published in the Vapi edition on December 13, 2023, highlights the enduring barter system between fishing communities and Adivasi farmers in Umargam taluka of Valsad district in Gujarat, India – an […]
This article authored by Prof. Nazrul Haque and Prof. Amalendu Jyotishi from Azim Premji University, Bengaluru offers a detailed account of Jagiroad, Assam – Asia’s largest dried fish market. It traces the informal systems, regional connections, and trade networks that shape this dried fish trading hub in Northeast India. Jagiroad plays a central role in […]
The final report of the Enhanced Coastal Fisheries in Bangladesh Phase II (ECOFISH II) is now publicly available. Implemented by WorldFish in partnership with the Department of Fisheries and USAID, this five-year project (2019–2024) engaged over 15,000 small-scale fishing households across Bangladesh’s coast. The report documents a wide range of work, from fisheries co-management and […]
We’re pleased to share the latest episode of The TBTI Podcast, titled “Women and Gender Equality Through the Entire Fish Value Chain”, which features insightful contributions from two researchers affiliated with the Dried Fish Matters (DFM) project: Mohammad Anas Shoebullah Khan (University of Winnipeg, University of Manitoba) and Nova Montilla Almine (Memorial University of Newfoundland). […]