Seasonal seaweed collection and drying area along Hinoba-an coast. In Hinoba-an, the far southwestern town near the island’s southern tip. Seaweed farming here is tidal and seasonal — lines and floats offshore, drying tarpaulins along the road. Fresh lato (sea grapes) reaches the market as a salad with vinegar, tomato and onion; the dried crop goes into the carrageenan trade. Low tide is when the work is visible.