He also had a close call in rural Chiayi County while out hunting for a type of seagrass called halophila ovalis. Records indicate that this seagrass, common today in the Penghu islands, was once observed in Chiayi County.
根據文獻記載，澎湖的「卵葉鹽藻」曾經在台灣出現，他猜想：澎湖與嘉義布袋隔海遙遙相對，卵葉鹽藻會不會因為海水為媒、也在布袋出現？