| Name
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Description
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Comments
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Due
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| DFM Sri Lanka Key Zone identification study
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- This report should summarize the information provided by the Directors of Fisheries; should include an overview of known information about each of the key sites.
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2020-12-20: Published online. DFM_RPT_LKA-Key-zone-study.pdf
2020-12-20: Received from Oscar Amarasinghe. Received as PDF; no further editorial work.
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2020-03-14
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| DFM Sri Lanka policy study
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- The report should be approximately 20-30 pages, not including technical appendices.
- Should include the following elements:
- An overview of existing policies on fish and dried fish
- An identification of policy gaps
- An evaluation of the policy formulation process, describing the participation of different stakeholders
- An assessment of implementation gaps
- A list of possible policy interventions
- An assessment of key governance issues such as the role of local government, policies for common-property water bodies, and management structures
- An assessment of the use of chemicals and the impact of policies concerning their import, sale, and use
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2020-11-15: Published online. DFM_RPT_LKA-policy-analysis_FINAL.pdf
2020-11-05: Copy-edited by Eric Thrift. DFM_RPT_LKA-policy-analysis_FINAL.docx
2020-02-20: Received from Oscar Amarasinghe.
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2020-03-28
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| DFM Sri Lanka Development interventions study
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- Inventory of current development interventions
- Summary information about development projects related to dried fish should be provided in a list or spreadsheet.
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2020-11-15: Published online. DFM_RPT_LKA-development-interventions_FINAL.pdf
2020-11-12: Copy-edited by Eric. DFM_RPT_LKA-development-interventions_FINAL.docx
2020-02-20: Received from Oscar Amarasinghe
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2020-04-19
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| DFM Sri Lanka literature review
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- The report should be 20-40 pages in length
- The report should review current knowledge and sources of information about dried fish in the area studied by the research team
- The report should draw on grey literature, archival sources, legal texts, student theses, and local publications.
- The report should identify areas for further investigation.
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2021-04-05: Final edits incorporated by Eric Thrift. Source text and images are in the wiki; contents listed at DFM Sri Lanka literature review.
2021-04-04: Final draft submitted by Dilanthi Koralagama
2021-01-16: Copy-edited by Steven Smeltz
2020-11-15: Submitted by Dilanthi Koralagama, with acknowledgements to Nireka Weeratunge and Oscar Amarasinghe
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2020-07-01
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| DFM Sri Lanka online library
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- Relevant local sources should be listed in an online library using the shared DFM Zotero project database.
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2022-02-11: Plenty of sources, including 30+ added by Steven from the literature review document. Invite to add new resources as "living collection".
2021-01-19: 84 items in the Zotero Sri Lanka collection. Many are publications by Sri Lankan authors in international, English-language journals.
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2022-05-06
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| DFM Sri Lanka fisher and producer focus group reports
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- Should include a compilation of interview transcripts.
- Should provide a brief methodological overview (location, recruitment procedures, number of participants, etc.).
- May provide a list of key points or themes, but should not provide detailed analysis.
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2022-05-13
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| DFM Sri Lanka nutrition study
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- The report should be approximately 20-30 pages, not including technical appendices.
- Should provide a detailed presentation of hypotheses, methods, results, and implications/applications of the findings.
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2022-01-31: Dilanthi:
Prof Yasodha Hirimuthugoda and Dr Maduka Subodini is working on the nutritional review report (one thesis compiled on this and uploaded to Zotero).
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2022-08-19
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| DFM Sri Lanka database of anonymized field data
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- May be provided as records in a shared QDA database format (Atlas.ti; Nvivo)
- Should include both content and thematic codes attached to each record
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anonymized field data
Dear Eric
Herewith I am sending the completed transcripts of our filed work
I will send the FGD reports soon
Best Regards
Dilanthi
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2022-10-05
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| DFM Sri Lanka wholesale and retail research report
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- Should include a compilation of interview transcripts.
- Should provide a brief methodological overview (location, recruitment procedures, number of participants, etc.)
- May provide a list of key points or themes, but should not provide detailed analysis.
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2022-10-26
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| DFM Sri Lanka thematic codebook
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- Should provide a list of analytic and thematic codes with brief definitions.
- May provide memos concerning the context and application for codes by the team.
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2022-10-26
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| DFM Sri Lanka scoping report
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A 50-60 page scoping report, including (but not limited to) the following elements:
- Map/s and lists identifying key geographical locations for each value chain segment
- Lists of species dried (with local and scientific names) and types of product
- Detailed descriptions of the fisheries from which these originate
- Detailed descriptions of the methods used to process fish
- Detailed descriptions of various types of trader and their practices
- Detailed descriptions of the practices of retailers and the behavior of consumers who purchase from them
- Estimates of volumes of dried fish products produced and traded
- Estimates of numbers of actor (disaggregated by gender, ethnicity, etc.) in each segment of the chain
- Analysis of the socioeconomic context that shapes dried fish production and consumption.
- Analysis of how numbers of actors/volumes of dried fish/dried fish prices have changed within the past decade.
- Analysis of drivers of change and perceptions of major threats and opportunities facing the sector.
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2022-12-15
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| DFM Sri Lanka Scoping knowledge mobilization
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- Should include plain-language summaries of research findings (approximately 1000 words) for distribution to participants and the public, in English and local languages.
- Should provide copies of any additional knowledge mobilization outputs generated during the scoping research, including conference presentations and media interviews.
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2022-02-11: See Dilanthi's comments on wiki about follow-up.
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2022-12-15
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