Hookpod: Four years ago we sought public help to develop Hookpod; an invention for fisheries that’s small in size and cost, but big in innovation.  Hookpod has huge potential for saving albatrosses and marine turtles from becoming accidentally caught and killed in pelagic longline fisheries.   We now know Hookpod is the answer for birds and for fishermen.  Our ambition is for every longline fishery around the world to use Hookpods, minimising bycatch for birds and turtles. You can help make this a reality with your support.

Hookpod stops bycatch with a 95% success rate!  We’ve proven it works, it hugely reduces bird bycatch and it has no impact on the target fish catch rate, or operations on board fishing vessels.

We are now raising funds to work with Projeto Albatroz in Brazil, an organisation dedicated to saving albatross species from extinction. This project aims to provide funding to produce, import and distribute 6000 Hookpods in the pelagic longline fishery off southern Brazil, a hotspot for albatross bycatch in the South Atlantic. The Hookpod works by enclosing the barb of the hook in polycarbonate capsule, with a clever patented pressure release mechanism that relies on the water pressure at depth to fire a piston, and open the device, releasing the hook to start fishing. It’s reliable, strong and lasts for up to 3 years in normal fishing operations. Click here to see more