Ashby says community acceptance also needs some work yet. At the Port of Garibaldi, Oregon, Darren Mobley prepares his boat for winter crabbing. He's among the many fishermen and crabbers (1)_________________________.
"They're talking about a big area around them that would be closed to fishing, and we can't afford to (2)_________________________."
The company Wave Energy's plans to put electric generators inside breakwaters is the only idea that wins favor from these fishermen. U.S. and foreign governments are keener on the sector and are pumping in lots of funds to float more prototypes, but remains an open question (3)_________________________at affordable prices.