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DFM hosts a Special Panel Discussion on "The Economic Worlds of Dried Fish" at IIFET 2024 Conference driedfishmatters.org/blog/dfm-hosts… via Dried Fish Matters

The Dried Fish Matters (DFM) team participated in the IIFET 2024 Conference in Penang, Malaysia and hosted a special panel discussion on "The Economic Worlds of Dried Fish". Click on the link to read more about the panel discussion: shorturl.at/oj6qg

New Study Reviews Gender Equality and Social Justice Impacts of Post-Harvest Fish Processing Technologies driedfishmatters.org/blog/new-study… via Dried Fish Matters

DFM Student Jessie Varquez presents his ongoing dissertation research at the Asia Research Institute (Asia Research Institute - NUS), National University of Singapore. Read more about Jessie's research and presentation here: shorturl.at/p1Zp8

Here’s a #ThrowbackThursday photo of the DFM team enjoying the beautiful cherry blossoms while attending the Too Big To Ignore SSF Symposium in Shizuoka, Japan in April, 2024. From left: Dr. Tara Nair, Nova Almine, Raktima Ghosh, Tanzina Nazia, and Dr. Derek Johnson in the back.

Cooking Dried Fish (Shutki) in Bengal – Recipes, Memories and Reflection... youtu.be/tzTBgZxchZg?si… via YouTube

Dr. Derek Johnson and DFM PhD candidate Jessie Varquez at Too Big To Ignore's 1st Philippines Small-Scale Fisheries National Symposium (PSSFNS 1) at the University of the Philippines Visayas, Iloilo City. #DFMPhilippines #PSSFNS2024

DFM team represented by Dr. Derek Johnson and Jessie Varquez participated in Too Big To Ignore's Philippines Small-Scale Fisheries National Symposium (PSSFNS) held on October 16-18 at UP Visayas. Read more about DFM's presentations and contributions here: shorturl.at/bTViY

DFM students from the University of Manitoba - Mahfuzar Rahman (PhD candidate), Safina Naznin (Master’s student), and Sara Nur (Master’s student)—shared their research findings on dried fish in Bangladesh, as guest speakers for a course on global political economy.

We ended 2024 on a high note! 🎉 DFM Master’s student Aklima Akter successfully defended her thesis, “The Social Wellbeing of Women Engaged in Dried Fish Value Chains in Bangladesh,” supervisied by Dr. Derek Johnson, and committee members Dr. Md. Siddiqur Rahman & Dr. Ellen Judd!

📍SAVE THE DATE! #ThematicWebinar #SSF 📢 Governing for Transformation towards Sustainable Small-Scale Fisheries 🎙️Speaker: Fikret Berkes and Nicole Franz 🗓️February 28, 2025 (Friday) ⏰2:00 PM to 3:30 PM UTC ▶️youtube.com/live/meqGyms0z…

We are pleased to share that DFM student Samia Sobhan has been awarded the Women in Environmental Studies Award. Congratulations, Samia! #IWD2025 #WomenInResearch #DriedFishMatters shorturl.at/aap6q

Proud moment for #DriedFishMatters! Researcher Mohammad Anas Khan won 1 Winner + 2 Runner-Up awards at UWinnipeg 2025 #ResearchInFocus competition. His fieldwork photos capture the social economy of dried fish in Valsad, Gujarat - India. Congrats, Anas!

A new chapter authored by DFM-Thailand scholars in the book "Implementation of the Small-Scale Fisheries Guidelines" takes a close look at how well Thailand’s laws and policies support small-scale fisheries (SSF) in line with global commitments. shorturl.at/wNvle

From dried fish to inclusive governance, WorldFish 's ECOFISH II final report connects practice with policy. Read our latest blog on key takeaways from the report: shorturl.at/Kjjov

The ‘Invisible Hands’ of dried fish processing in Bangladesh Shared by DFM Master’s student Tanzina Nazia, this visual captures a woman at Nazirartek tying Bombay duck with practiced precision. Women’s labour here is vital, skilled, yet often invisible.

🎓 Recognizing Excellence! DFM student Mohammad Anas Khan receives UWinnipeg's Graduate Student of Highest Distinction medal for his outstanding academic and research work on dried fish value chains in Gujarat, India. Anas' thesis was accepted with distinction! #DFMStudents

In this Northeast Now article, DFM-afilliated scholars Prof. Amalendu Jyotishi (Amalendu Jyotishi ) and Prof. Nazrul Haque from Azim Premji University offer a detailed account of Jagiroad, Assam – Asia’s largest dried fish market. Read the article here: shorturl.at/Bqdlm

We are pleased to share that our Dried Fish Matters research was featured in Divyabhaskar! The Vapi edition (Dec 13, 2023) highlights the enduring barter system between Adivasi farmers and fishing communities in Valsad, Gujarat - India. Read more here: shorturl.at/j1ga3