Emily Miller is a California Sea Grant research associate specializing in community seafood systems, working toward an integrated well-being of people, economies and environment. Six years of experience as an at-sea commercial fisheries observer, and 4 years of experience as a field consultant/community liaison in coastal fishing communities, underpin her interest in resilient economies, seafood supply chains, and grassroots or market solutions for the challenges facing small-to-mid-scale producers and harvesters.

A biracial and bicultural background is foundational to her interest in hearing and validating diverse perspectives on fishing practices, resource uses, and seafood culinary traditions.

Her own perspective in this work is that the most precious form of capital is mutual trust, and the second most precious is wild seafood. Both add tremendous value to her experiences and quality of life, are difficult to recover once compromised, and are essential to the longevity of fishing heritages.