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Key locations of dried fish processing and trade in Bangladesh
The latest Working Paper from Dried Fish Matters identifies key locations of the dried fish economy in Bangladesh.
Dried fish in West Bengal, India
The first Scoping Report by the DFM West Bengal team explores the role of dried fish in two coastal districts; South 24 Parganas and East Medinipur.
Dried Fish Consumption in Myanmar
DFM and NAG have published results of the first ever dedicated large-scale survey of dried fish consumption habits in Myanmar. This study reveals numerous important insights into role and significance of dried fish consumption in the country, which might be missed or underreported when using less specialized survey instruments.
Presence of microplastics in two common dried marine fish species from Bangladesh
Microplastics pollution of aquatic environments is a global concern: in 2010, about 275 million tons of plastic products were manufactured throughout the world and significant portions of them ended up in marine environments. New research undertaken by DFM researchers and colleagues at Bangladesh Agricultural University confirms the presence of microplastics in two popular species of […]
A social-ecological systems perspective on dried fish value chains
Our colleagues Sisir Pradhan, Prateep Nayak, and Derek Armitage, all from the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo, have recently published an article in Current Research in Environmental Sustainability encouraging us to take a social-ecological systems (SES) perspective on dried fish value chains. You can download the Open Access article here: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666049022000068. The […]
DFM webinar with Amrita Sen
The DFM West Bengal team hosted a webinar with Amrita Sen on the political ecology of the Indian Sundarbans. If you missed it live, the webinar recording is available to watch on the DFM YouTube channel.
Blue Justice for small-scale fisheries
Dried Fish Matters has contributed three short videos to the TBTI Blue Justice "virtual tour" for World Fisheries Day 2021. These videos are available to watch now on the TBTI YouTube channel.
DFM at IMBeR
DFM hosted a session on Dried Small Fish at the IMBeR West Pacific Symposium, November 25. Thanks to all who contributed to the session and to all who attended! This meeting provided an important preliminary synthesis of research data on the social economy of dried small fish in this region.
A Partnership in Numbers
Taking stock of our achievements at the midpoint of the Dried Fish Matters Partnership Grant
Dried fish biscuits and energy bars for Bangladesh
Two research teams in Bangladesh, from Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) and Sher-E-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU), have separately developed Chanacur (popular snacks), Biscuits and energy bars from dried fish. The BAU team use kechki fish (Corica Soborna), a small indigenous fish with high nutrient content, to make Chanacur and Bars, whereas the SAU team uses Panga […]
