Sunday morning, before the heat sets in, children in Com gather to fish alongside their elders, working the shallows with large nets. Much as their parents and grandparents did before them. Chore, inheritance, or play? As coastal communities across Timor-Leste navigate declining fish stocks, climate variability, and limited investment in the blue economy, these quiet morning routines raise a long-horizon question: what does sustainable livelihood look like when it's passed down through generations, and what happens when that inheritance is under threat?