Not just fish and salt: student views on dried fish research

Title	Not just fish and salt: student views on dried fish research
Author(s)	Nova Almine
Format	Personal reflections on the research and learning process
Anticipated length	about 4,000 words
Synopsis	This essay is based on my experience in doing research about dried fish and small-scale fisheries. Coming from the Philippines, I have known dried fish since I was a child. I cook and eat dried fish, even sell them. As much as providing livelihoods to many people, dried fish is integral in the diets of most Filipinos, and it always saves the day. As a student researcher, I reflect on the challenges and opportunities in doing research on dried fish in a country close to home, Thailand. Although I have grown eating dried fish, I recognized that there is more to understand, including complex ecological, social, cultural, and political systems surrounding the whole dried fish value chain.