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 […]
Category: Research
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 […]
At the 9th Global Conference on Gender in Aquaculture and Fisheries (GAF9), hosted at the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand Dried Fish Matters (DFM) organized a special two-part panel titled Gender Dynamics in Social Economies of Dried Fish in Asia. The panel brought together DFM scholars, collaborators, and graduate researchers working across South and Southeast […]
The MARE 2025 Conference – People and the Sea XIII, hosted at the University of Amsterdam, marked an important collective moment for Dried Fish Matters (DFM) not only through paper presentations across conference sessions, but also through dedicated spaces for collaboration, synthesis, and forward planning. Dried Fish Matters (DFM) participants presented their research on dried […]
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 Dried Fish Matters (DFM) project is pleased to share a new Master’s thesis by Aklima Akter – DFM Master’s student at the University of Manitoba. Aklima’s thesis focuses on the gender dynamics within the dried fish value chains of Teknaf, Bangladesh. This research highlights the dual role of women as economic contributors and victims […]
A new Maritime Studies paper titled Shoreline of Small Things: Contextualizing a Cultural Dimension of Dried Fish in the Indian Sundarbans, explores the cultural significance of dried fish production in Sagar Island in the Indian Sunderbans. Authors Raktima Ghosh, Jenia Mukherjee, Amrita Sen, and Anuradha Choudry highlight how fishing and drying practices are deeply embedded […]