He often brought old pieces he had found to specialists for verification. According to a report in the media, since finding the first ship "he often lets lobsters he sees go by unhindered, but doesn't pass up anything to do with porcelain."
據說他自從找到古沉船之後，在海底對過往的龍蝦可以放過不抓，陶瓷片的故事卻不能不問。