New UK invention to save the albatross

Hookpods in racks on board a longlining vessel. Credit: Hookpod Ltd

Globally, an albatross dies on a fishing hook every five minutes, but a clever new invention called the Hookpod has been designed to ensure that fishermen are catching fish and not birds.

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