Palawan is an archipelagic province in the Philippines known for its islands and beaches. (Photo: Pichayada Promchertchoo)

EL NIDO, Philippines: Ann Pansinsoy is a daughter of a fisherman. When she was young, life was simple but enriched by the abundance of the sea. Fish were everywhere – tonnes and tonnes of them, she said, from the shore where the island kids would dangle bait above the sea floor to catch their dinner.