Assistant Professor Katherine Seto led a team of researchers who published the study, “Characterizing pathways of seafood access in small island developing states” exploring how fishery-dependent households access seafood resources in Kiribati. Using a random forest model & cluster analysis of nationally representative data, they applied access theory to trace the flows of consumptive benefit in a fisheries-based food system. They found households with the highest seafood consumption have lower market access — highlighting the importance of home production and gifting. This research demonstrates that high consumption occurs under different constraints and contexts, and cannot be assumed based on village or household characteristics alone.