Ozette has been developed into a farm, but the coast of Ozette is still completely natural. It's even more natural here than ever. Because there were probably outsiders moving around before Link bought it up. But once it became his private land, outsiders could not enter it without his permission.

In the open sea, he has a certain amount of power. But it can't be considered completely exclusive. Here, for example, boats, including fishing boats, can sail harmlessly. As long as the fishing boats are not fishing or dumping garbage here, he cannot stop the fishing boats from sailing in these waters.

But if there is a fishing boat fishing here, he can make the owner of the boat lose his pants by taking a picture of the boat's name. If there is a fishing boat that obscures the name of the boat, he can call the coast guard and catch the fishing boat. According to U.S. law, a fine and jail time for the captain is inevitable.

In addition, even if he wants to develop the area, he must first obtain government approval. Because there are waterways in this area, and there are also habitats for marine wildlife. His development must not jeopardize the safety of the waterways and the animals.

For example, in the middle of the coast called Sea Lion Island, there are sea lions resting on it every year, and this sea area is the living area of sea lions.

Sea lions are often seen by tourists on cruises or speedboats.

Where sea lions are present, orcas are also occasionally spotted here. So this area is also a good place for whale watching.

Link came with Flon to Ozette, and he also brought Hannah with him.

The day after arriving in Ozet, they drove to the beach, where the wind was quite strong and the temperature was not very high.

Hannah saw the sea for the first time, and she seemed a little excited and a little scared by the waves.

Link hugged her and pointed to an island and said to Fren, "That's Sea Lion Island, it's a long north-south island, small in size, but it's the main place for sea lions to rest in this sea area." They also sometimes come up to the beach or to the island of Gagde, which is closer to the shore. It's also a small island. ”

Fren looked at the waves that were being smashed by the reef and said, "The wind is quite strong here. Although there are forests here, I think you should be able to get a strong capacity factor by building wind turbines along the coast. "Winds at the seaside are usually more stable for a long time.

Link thought so too. "The cost of building a wind farm on the sea is relatively high, and there is no way to recoup the cost without relying on subsidies like onshore wind power is now," he said. I don't think I'm going to build wind farms at sea. ”

"It's almost balanced!" Flon said with a laugh. "Maybe the cost of electricity generation will come down this year. The U.S. wind market will take a big hit, and the price of wind turbines will definitely become lower. I signed the contract too early. ”

Link smiled and said, "As long as I have wind turbines installed on the coast, I can get there." "At Ozette, he didn't think about using wind energy completely. He just wanted the farm to not be completely dependent on outside electricity. Of course, if that's all he aims, he only needs to install two or three units, maybe that's enough.

His beach here is dozens of miles long, and at least sixty or seventy high-power units can be installed. In other words, he can also sell electricity to the outside world.

However, the installation cost of offshore wind power is still relatively high, and there is no guarantee of power generation revenue. And the maintenance cost is higher than on land. He has no plans to install it at sea for the time being.

"I estimate that there are more than 70 wind turbines of 3,500 kilowatts or even 5,000 kilowatts installed on the coast here. Fren smiled and shook his head. "You have the longest private beach in the world that makes people jealous. ”

Link smiled and put Hannah down as she struggled to get off the ground, but he still held her and said, "There's an employee on the farm who has been waiting for me to buy him a fishing boat." He said he found that in the past two years, there have been more and more fish in this area. And there is a possibility that giant algae will be planted here in the future. ”

"Grow macroalgae?" said Furlen after a moment's thought. "That seems like a good idea. "Growing macroalgae will make this area a new breeding ground for marine life. Link can benefit from seaweed. He felt that this should be a project of fame and fortune.

Hannah dragged Link hard to go to the beach to play in the sea, and Link let her go, and the wind and waves here were indeed relatively strong. But the coast here is also a sandy beach. As long as you look at her, there will be no danger.

He watched Hannah run to the front of the waterline where the waves washed over the beach, and when he saw the waves coming, he took a few steps back, and then when the waves receded, he took two more steps forward. Seeing her like this, he was completely relieved.

"Yes, I'm going to grow giant algae, and maybe build a processing plant for it. "It's going to be a series of projects.

"In Ozette?" Fren felt that if a factory were built on such a coast, it would destroy the harmony of the environment here.

Link nodded and said, "Yes, if you want to build a factory, it will be at the mouth of the Huo River at the southern end of the farm." Just build an unloading dock there. ”

He saw that Hannah was going to play in the water, and hurriedly walked over to grab her. Although it is a beach, the slope of the beach is also relatively large, and a distance of one meter into the water Ken may be able to drown the little one, and he is worried that she will be swept into the water by the waves.

Here, he teaches Hannah not to play in the water.

Fren saw a reef area attached to the shore and walked over. The waves crash against the reef, splashing several meters high.

Link was still saying to Hannah, "You can't play in the water at the beach without a life jacket." Otherwise, the sea will take Hannah away, and Daddy will never see Hannah again, and Daddy will be very sad. ”

Hannah blinked, she didn't understand what a life jacket was, but she caught the point and said, "Hannah won't go, Daddy won't be sad!"

"Then if Hannah wants to play in the water by the sea, she must have asked Daddy, you know?"

"Yes!"

Link took her little hand away from the water, and looked up to see Flon lying on a reef against a crack in the sea.

He asked aloud, "Fren, did you drop your phone in the water?"

Fren was still lying there, looking back and smiling at him, and exclaimed, "No, I found the baby!, well, I've got it!" he said as he stood up and walked carefully back from the slippery reef.

He spread his hand to Lin and said, "Look what I found on your farm?"

Link saw something strange on his slap. The front is like a shovel, and the back is a tube. He'd never seen anything like it before: "This is gooseneck barnacles? I've seen pictures of them, and that's what they look like." ”

Furren smiled and said, "That's right. The gooseneck barnacle should be the barnacle with the highest known meat yield in the world. They are very tasty and a rare form of seafood. I didn't expect you to have a beach here, though. The number seems to be small. All I found was this one in that crevice in the rock."

"I thought it was only made in Europe. It is said that in Europe, it is a very expensive seafood. ”

"Two hundred euros a pound, because it was bought with a life. You know, the rich like to show off what they eat, and they all have a story. What can only be obtained by risking human life, for them, of course, is the most attractive. In fact, it's available in many countries. And the collection is not so dangerous. It's just that now those origins are also because this thing is so delicious, and they can't be found on the coast of the mainland, and they can only be found on the islands in the open sea. ”

"I've heard that on one island in Europe, there are less than a hundred people who have a legal license to harvest this seafood. Because they only grow in rocky intertidal zones with strong waves. They can only be found when the sea water is low tide to the lowest water level. People who want to collect them are in danger of being photographed by the waves on the reef. And they're the most delicious in winter. The water temperature at that time is also the lowest. If a person falls into the water, it may only take a minute to be so cold that he sinks to the bottom of the sea like a stone. But he died for it. Usually those who collect illegally. They usually go at night. That's more dangerous. ”

Link smiled and said, "It seems that you are also very familiar with this. ”

"I've eaten it twice, but it was imported from Canada. There is simply no such thing on the east coast of the United States. They are very demanding in terms of water quality. Newsland is often stormed, and the water quality there is better than on the East Coast of the United States. So there's production there. ”

Link looked at the one he had in his hand, and there were only six or seven, and two or three were still very small. He smiled and said, "Hearing what you say, I can't help but want to taste it." It's a pity that this is too little. ”

Fren looked farther away from the shore. There will be white spray in those places, which means that there are rocks in the places where the water is not deep: "There may still be those places." These may just be inadvertently attached to that reef. You know, as long as the barnacle is attached, it can't leave. ”

Link followed his gaze and said, "It's not a good place, maybe more risky than that small island in Europe." The reefs there need to be exposed at low tide, and those reefs must be smooth after being washed away for a long time, making it difficult for people to gain a foothold on them. And those places are messy reefs, and the current will wash people into the crevices of the reef. ”

"I think if you have these barnacles in the sea here," said Furlen, "if you have such barnacles in the sea, you can stick a few stakes in the sea, and maybe they will have these barnacles attached." He laughs. "Of course, it could be mussels or oysters. ”

When Link heard it, he thought it was a really good idea. The investment is not large, and it does not need to be fed like fish farming, and the residual bait pollutes the water quality. There will be no need to manage. If that kind of thing can really live here, even if he doesn't sell it for money, any friend can eat it at any time if he wants to.

He thought for a moment and said, "I'll ask Tahra." By the way, he's an employee of Ozette. He was a fisherman. And grew up nearby. Maybe he knows something about this kind of thing. ”

"Your sea area here is so big, if you can really cultivate it in large quantities, maybe this thing can become a regular ingredient in Western restaurants. Flon said with a smile. "That's not a small business. ”

Link smiled and said, "That might be a good idea!"

"The view from here is really nice. Dozens of miles of coast are devoid of any industrial wastewater, not even domestic sewage. I wonder why you didn't even think about buying a cruise ship?"

"Actually, I think about the fact that small boats are not interesting, and if you want to go to sea, you can rent one, and if you want to go to sea, you can park somewhere else, and there is no difference between renting a big boat. I'm thinking about where to build a dock. I would like to buy a private yacht with a displacement of 500 to 1,000 tons. ”

Flon listened to his plan, smiled and nodded, "That does require a dedicated dock." ”