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Despite its evident importance, and the challenges that it faces, the diverse and complex economy that produces and distributes dried fish has been almost invisible to researchers and policymakers. The fisheries literature tends to emphasize fish, fishers, and fishing, paying far less attention to land-based activities such as processing and trading, which may account for half or more of fisheries related livelihoods, including those of most of the women involved ([http://zotero.org/groups/2183860/items/29F735TN Weeratunge et al. 2010]). Fresh products are often assumed to be the primary, or only, form in which fish is consumed. Postharvest dried fish value chains are often overlooked, and undocumented in official statistics <ref>{{Zotero|id=N46G9Q4Z}}</ref>.
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| title = Institutional Context of Marine Fisheries in Gujarat: A Review
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| authors = Tara Nair, Himani Baxi
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| series title = Dried Fish Matters
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| report number = 11
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| abstract = This paper is the first among the series of analytical write-ups that we plan to bring out as part of the Gujarat regional component of the Dried Fish Matters research project. In this paper we re-view some of the major policies and institutional arrangements that are critical for understanding the social economy of fisheries, especially marine fisheries, in the state. The paper is divided into two sections. In section one, we present a brief overview of the trajectory of the evolution of fish-eries sector policies at the national level since they broadly define the context of our discussion. In section two, we will elaborate on the Gujarat case. Our focus here will be to interrogate the broader philosophy that guides Gujarat’s approach to fisheries development in recent years.
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| title = Key locations: Dry Fish processing and trading in Bangladesh
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| authors = M A R Hossain, Mirza Taslima Sultana, Sayeed Ferdous, Md. Samsul Alam, Rasheda Akhtar, Md. Siddiqur Rahman, Md. Shahjahan, Mahmudul H Sumon
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| series title = Dried Fish Matters
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| abstract = The dried fish sector has made a strong position in the economy of Bangladesh as it has its appearance both on international and local markets. The large-scale fish drying and fermentation activities are concentrated in Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Sylhet-Mymensingh-Comilla and Khulna-Barisal-Patuakhali region. Dublar Char in Sundarban, Khulna, and Nazirar Tek and Sonadia in Cox’s Bazar are the major and largest marine fish drying facilities of the country. Freshwater fish are mainly dried in Sylhet-Mymensingh-Comilla region. In the Chalan Beel area at the north central Bangladesh, in Faridpur and Kaptai Lake, smaller quantity of freshwater fishes is dried as well.
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<p> Try to <span class="tooltip">Hover over me <span class="tooltiptext"><b>Tooltip text</b> <em>This webinar, hosted by the Dried Fish Matters project (DFM)</em>, was presented by Gayathri Lokuge from the Centre for Poverty Analysis (CEPA) in Sri Lanka.</span></span> and see if it works! (This is text pasted as HTML into the source editor box.)</p>
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| title = Dried Fish in West Bengal, India: Scoping report
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| authors = Raktima Ghosh, Jenia Mukherjee, Amrita Sen, Souradip Pathak, Anuradha Choudry, Shreyashi Bhattacharya
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| series title = Dried Fish Matters
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| report type = Working Paper
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| report number = 09
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| abstract = The history of dried fish with its significance in the Bengal area starts from the medieval era. Dried fish got to India via the port cities such as Bombay, Visakhapatnam and Chennai by the inter-state and intra-state trades with the rail ways in the mid-19th century. Popularly known as ‘Shutki’, dried fish is emblematic to the cultural oneness of (dis)integrated Bengal wherein Bengalis either relished dried fish with uncompromising endearment or rejected it because of the repugnant odor of a decaying fish. The scoping research focused on two coastal districts of West Bengal; South 24 Parganas and East Medinipur.
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| cover = File:DFM RPT Myanmar-dried-fish-consumption-survey.svg
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| title = Myanmar Dried Fish Consumption Survey
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| authors = Si Thu Lin, Ben Belton, Wae Win Khaing
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| series title = Dried Fish Matters
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| report number = 08
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| abstract = The Myanmar Dried Fish Consumption Survey (MDFCS) was implemented by NAG as part of the Dried Fish Matters (DFM) project. This study was confined to the 8 states and regions in Myanmar where NAG offices are located. Data collection was taken between October 2019 and March 2020. The participants in this study were rural people who are living under the scope of NAG project villages. This study mainly focuses on fish (fresh and processed) consumption in the 7 days before the survey and per capita consumption per day, including the source of the consumed fish, location of purchase, method of consumption, and details of the consumed fish species.
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| title = Living on the Edge: Perspectives of the small-scale women fish processors of northern coastal Andhra Pradesh, India
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| authors = Venkatesh Salagrama, Arjili Dasu
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| series title = Dried Fish Matters
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| report type = Working Paper
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| report number = 07
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| abstract = The District Fishermen Youth Welfare Association (DFYWA) is a community-based non-governmental organisation working with the small-scale fishers and fishworkers of northern Andhra Pradesh since 1992, implementing activities focused on developing sustainable fisheries-based livelihoods for men and women. This working paper is the first in the proposed series, focusing upon the fisherwomen involved in dried fish trade covering the four northern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh. The working paper also takes a sideways glance at the potential impacts of the industrial fishmeal production on the small-scale processed fish production in the target communities. It is the intention of DFYWA to treat the working paper as a live document, to allow updating it at regular intervals, add more quantitative data as it is collected, and also use this as a baseline to understand and interpret future development directions in the subsector, both from within the communities and outside of them. The study, based mostly on primary data collection, is undertaken by several members and staff of DFYWA.
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process, with a special emphasis on analysing qualitative data using NVivo and
 
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dried/processed fish economy, with attention to historical, social, cultural,
 
economic and policy variability, in the initial scoping phase of the study. The
 
project has a particular aim on tracing the value chain forward and backward
 
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| abstract = The literature reviewed in this report clearly identifies the role of processed fish in Cambodia as an important livelihood option, especially for the poorer segments of the population and women; as an important contributor to food security and nutrition; and as a cultural preference. This body of work is fragmented, however, as it does not focus specifically on the processed fish sector. Research that is directly about fish processing in Cambodia is marked by a focus on technical analysis, including the chemical composition of processed fish and the methods followed in processing fish paste and fermented fish. Some studies that analyze the fisheries sector more generally have included discussions of the processed fish sector, addressing a variety of themes – socio-economic conditions; culture; ecology and environment; nutrition; food security and food safety; and policy and governance.
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|2021-02-03
 
|Day after Hedgehog Day
 
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|2020-11-21
 
|World Fisheries Day
 
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| title = Report of the Scoping Study on Dried Fish Value Chain in Kerala, India
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| authors = Nikita Gopal, Holly M Hapke, P Shruti, Jiswin Joseph
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| series title = Dried Fish Matters
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| report type = Working Paper
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| report number = 04
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| abstract = Dried fish has long been an important source of protein in Kerala, especially for fishing communities during lean season. It has also had a niche market among fish eaters residing away from the sea coast. Dried fish has been traditionally produced by fishing communities, when the excess catch is dried by the women of the households and stored for use later or marketed during times when fresh catches were unavailable for sale. This report communicates the findings of scoping field research carried out from 27th January to 1st February 2020 in Ernakulam district of Kerala and in Aroor, Alappuzha district (Aroor borders Ernakulam district). Due to COVID-19 pandemic related restrictions from about mid- March in the state, the follow up information was mostly gathered by communicating with stakeholders over several phone calls. The sites visited included a range of dried fish production units and sellers with respect to scale, technology and innovation are concerned. They included traditional dried fish producers and production yards (small scale, home based and large scale), traditional producers willing to look for better drying technologies, innovative dried fish producers and dried fish traders selling in traditional and modern conditions. There are a number of organizational variations, which also are “gendered” in terms of how women and men are involved therein. Interactions were carried out with several traders across the markets to get an idea of the different modes of operation different traders employ. A couple of enterprises using modern driers for drying fish as well as several sites where fish is dried using traditional sun-based methods.
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| title = National Policies & Regulations on Dried Fish in Sri Lanka
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| authors = Oscar Amarasinghe
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| report type = Working Paper
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| report number = 03
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| abstract = This document compiles relevant passages from policy statements, regulations, agreements, and conventions that concern fish processing and the status of women in Sri Lanka, arranged by type of instrument and the various articles under each instrument.
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| title = Key Zone Identification: A Study to identify the key dry fish producing zones in Sri Lanka
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| authors = Oscar Amarasinghe
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| series title = Dried Fish Matters
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| report type = Working Paper
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| report number = 02
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| abstract = Identification of Key Zones was done with the assistance of Assistant Directors (ADs) of Fisheries, who are the representatives of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development for each of the fifteen Fisheries districts of Sri Lanka. This report compiles responses from a structured questionnaire, which included questions on the following: Major fish production areas; Major dried fish producing sites; Volume of Production of dry fish by type; Number of households involved in dried fish production; Distribution of employment in dried fish production (disaggregated by gender and work category); Fish marketing channels and the type and number of traders serving each location; Location and number of wholesale centers; Type and number of state and non-state institutions (civil society organisations, community organisations, women’s organisations) engaged in the sector; Key issues faced by the dried fish producers of the district; Changes over the last 10 years, in respect of volumes of production, locations, technology, marketing, etc.
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| cover = File:DFM RPT LKA-development-interventions cover.png
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| title = Development Interventions related to Dried Fish in Sri Lanka
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| authors = Oscar Amarasinghe
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| series title = Dried Fish Matters
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| report type = Working Paper
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| report number = 01
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| abstract = This Working Paper briefly summarizes development interventions by the National Aquatic Resource Research & Development Agency (NARA) and the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development (MFARD) in Sri Lanka.
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| title = The Dried Fish Industry of Malvan:  Supply chain, economy and relationship with the fishmeal industry
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Gujarat policy review report cover.svg
Institutional Context of Marine Fisheries in Gujarat: A Review
Tara Nair, Himani Baxi
Dried Fish Matters Working Paper No. 11
This paper is the first among the series of analytical write-ups that we plan to bring out as part of the Gujarat regional component of the Dried Fish Matters research project. In this paper we re-view some of the major policies and institutional arrangements that are critical for understanding the social economy of fisheries, especially marine fisheries, in the state. The paper is divided into two sections. In section one, we present a brief overview of the trajectory of the evolution of fish-eries sector policies at the national level since they broadly define the context of our discussion. In section two, we will elaborate on the Gujarat case. Our focus here will be to interrogate the broader philosophy that guides Gujarat’s approach to fisheries development in recent years.
Download: PDF


DFM Bangladesh key locations report cover.svg
Key locations: Dry Fish processing and trading in Bangladesh
M A R Hossain, Mirza Taslima Sultana, Sayeed Ferdous, Md. Samsul Alam, Rasheda Akhtar, Md. Siddiqur Rahman, Md. Shahjahan, Mahmudul H Sumon
Dried Fish Matters Working Paper No. 10
The dried fish sector has made a strong position in the economy of Bangladesh as it has its appearance both on international and local markets. The large-scale fish drying and fermentation activities are concentrated in Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Sylhet-Mymensingh-Comilla and Khulna-Barisal-Patuakhali region. Dublar Char in Sundarban, Khulna, and Nazirar Tek and Sonadia in Cox’s Bazar are the major and largest marine fish drying facilities of the country. Freshwater fish are mainly dried in Sylhet-Mymensingh-Comilla region. In the Chalan Beel area at the north central Bangladesh, in Faridpur and Kaptai Lake, smaller quantity of freshwater fishes is dried as well.
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Dried Fish in West Bengal, India: Scoping report
Raktima Ghosh, Jenia Mukherjee, Amrita Sen, Souradip Pathak, Anuradha Choudry, Shreyashi Bhattacharya
Dried Fish Matters Working Paper No. 09
The history of dried fish with its significance in the Bengal area starts from the medieval era. Dried fish got to India via the port cities such as Bombay, Visakhapatnam and Chennai by the inter-state and intra-state trades with the rail ways in the mid-19th century. Popularly known as ‘Shutki’, dried fish is emblematic to the cultural oneness of (dis)integrated Bengal wherein Bengalis either relished dried fish with uncompromising endearment or rejected it because of the repugnant odor of a decaying fish. The scoping research focused on two coastal districts of West Bengal; South 24 Parganas and East Medinipur.
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Myanmar Dried Fish Consumption Survey
Si Thu Lin, Ben Belton, Wae Win Khaing
Dried Fish Matters Working Paper No. 08
The Myanmar Dried Fish Consumption Survey (MDFCS) was implemented by NAG as part of the Dried Fish Matters (DFM) project. This study was confined to the 8 states and regions in Myanmar where NAG offices are located. Data collection was taken between October 2019 and March 2020. The participants in this study were rural people who are living under the scope of NAG project villages. This study mainly focuses on fish (fresh and processed) consumption in the 7 days before the survey and per capita consumption per day, including the source of the consumed fish, location of purchase, method of consumption, and details of the consumed fish species.
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Living on the Edge: Perspectives of the small-scale women fish processors of northern coastal Andhra Pradesh, India
Venkatesh Salagrama, Arjili Dasu
Dried Fish Matters Working Paper No. 07
The District Fishermen Youth Welfare Association (DFYWA) is a community-based non-governmental organisation working with the small-scale fishers and fishworkers of northern Andhra Pradesh since 1992, implementing activities focused on developing sustainable fisheries-based livelihoods for men and women. This working paper is the first in the proposed series, focusing upon the fisherwomen involved in dried fish trade covering the four northern coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh. The working paper also takes a sideways glance at the potential impacts of the industrial fishmeal production on the small-scale processed fish production in the target communities. It is the intention of DFYWA to treat the working paper as a live document, to allow updating it at regular intervals, add more quantitative data as it is collected, and also use this as a baseline to understand and interpret future development directions in the subsector, both from within the communities and outside of them. The study, based mostly on primary data collection, is undertaken by several members and staff of DFYWA.
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A Preliminary analysis of the social economy of dried fish in Sri Lanka
Dilanthi Koralagama, Shalika Wickrama, Anupama Adikari
Dried Fish Matters Working Paper No. 06
The social economy of dried fish in Sri Lanka, an island located at the crossroads of maritime trade between Europe,East Africa, South and Southeast Asia, has a long history. Dried fish has not only been an important commodity traded within the island and among neighbouring countries, but it has also played a significant nutritional and cultural role in the Sri Lankan diet. Although a greater proportion of the total fish production is iced, traded, and consumed as fresh fish, it is estimated that 14 percent of the catch is preserved using simple techniques such as sun drying, salting, smoking, and fermentation, collectively referred to as “dried fish.” In Sri Lankan cuisine, dried fish is consumed as a main dish, as well as a condiment to enhance the flavour of vegetable dishes and rice.
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Dried fish in Cambodia: Literature review
Gayathri Lokuge
Dried Fish Matters Working Paper No. 05
The literature reviewed in this report clearly identifies the role of processed fish in Cambodia as an important livelihood option, especially for the poorer segments of the population and women; as an important contributor to food security and nutrition; and as a cultural preference. This body of work is fragmented, however, as it does not focus specifically on the processed fish sector. Research that is directly about fish processing in Cambodia is marked by a focus on technical analysis, including the chemical composition of processed fish and the methods followed in processing fish paste and fermented fish. Some studies that analyze the fisheries sector more generally have included discussions of the processed fish sector, addressing a variety of themes – socio-economic conditions; culture; ecology and environment; nutrition; food security and food safety; and policy and governance.
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Report of the Scoping Study on Dried Fish Value Chain in Kerala, India
Nikita Gopal, Holly M Hapke, P Shruti, Jiswin Joseph
Dried Fish Matters Working Paper No. 04
Dried fish has long been an important source of protein in Kerala, especially for fishing communities during lean season. It has also had a niche market among fish eaters residing away from the sea coast. Dried fish has been traditionally produced by fishing communities, when the excess catch is dried by the women of the households and stored for use later or marketed during times when fresh catches were unavailable for sale. This report communicates the findings of scoping field research carried out from 27th January to 1st February 2020 in Ernakulam district of Kerala and in Aroor, Alappuzha district (Aroor borders Ernakulam district). Due to COVID-19 pandemic related restrictions from about mid- March in the state, the follow up information was mostly gathered by communicating with stakeholders over several phone calls. The sites visited included a range of dried fish production units and sellers with respect to scale, technology and innovation are concerned. They included traditional dried fish producers and production yards (small scale, home based and large scale), traditional producers willing to look for better drying technologies, innovative dried fish producers and dried fish traders selling in traditional and modern conditions. There are a number of organizational variations, which also are “gendered” in terms of how women and men are involved therein. Interactions were carried out with several traders across the markets to get an idea of the different modes of operation different traders employ. A couple of enterprises using modern driers for drying fish as well as several sites where fish is dried using traditional sun-based methods.
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National Policies & Regulations on Dried Fish in Sri Lanka
Oscar Amarasinghe
Dried Fish Matters Working Paper No. 03
This document compiles relevant passages from policy statements, regulations, agreements, and conventions that concern fish processing and the status of women in Sri Lanka, arranged by type of instrument and the various articles under each instrument.
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Key Zone Identification: A Study to identify the key dry fish producing zones in Sri Lanka
Oscar Amarasinghe
Dried Fish Matters Working Paper No. 02
Identification of Key Zones was done with the assistance of Assistant Directors (ADs) of Fisheries, who are the representatives of the Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development for each of the fifteen Fisheries districts of Sri Lanka. This report compiles responses from a structured questionnaire, which included questions on the following: Major fish production areas; Major dried fish producing sites; Volume of Production of dry fish by type; Number of households involved in dried fish production; Distribution of employment in dried fish production (disaggregated by gender and work category); Fish marketing channels and the type and number of traders serving each location; Location and number of wholesale centers; Type and number of state and non-state institutions (civil society organisations, community organisations, women’s organisations) engaged in the sector; Key issues faced by the dried fish producers of the district; Changes over the last 10 years, in respect of volumes of production, locations, technology, marketing, etc.
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Development Interventions related to Dried Fish in Sri Lanka
Oscar Amarasinghe
Dried Fish Matters Working Paper No. 01
This Working Paper briefly summarizes development interventions by the National Aquatic Resource Research & Development Agency (NARA) and the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development (MFARD) in Sri Lanka.
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The Dried Fish Industry of Malvan: Supply chain, economy and relationship with the fishmeal industry
Trisha Gupta, Paloma Chandrachud, Muralidharan M., Naveen Namboothri, Derek S. Johnson
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