Category Archives: News 2020

Here Graham Robertson describes the successful development of IW gear in collaboration with Sealord and Fiskevegn. Its a great example of what can be achieved. Graham is Scientific Adviser to Skadia Tech. A typical Norwegian autoliner capable of setting 10,000 hooks per hour The problem Every year up to 300,000 seabirds are hooked and drowned […]

Working with the good At Skadia Tech we work with progressive fishing companies to improve sustainability. These companies know that long-term sustainability and profitability go hand in hand. This is a privilege and we are proud to work with them. Fishing out of sight This contrasts with some disturbing stories coming from the open ocean […]

ICON Grant Boost Skadia Technologies recently received an Innovation Connect grant from the ACT Government. The grant will be used to provide an update to the Bait Setter control software and to undertake a capsule re-design based on data from the New Zealand pilot. The $30,000 grant is another important boost for the Bait Setter […]

Pirate Fishers Skadia Technologies works with fishermen who are hell bent on getting it right, the fishers who fish sustainably and report their catch correctly. They know its the best way to ensure the long-term profitability of the industry and keep consumers on-side. But the ocean is a big place. Fishers doing the right thing […]

In October 2019 Skadia Technologies partnered with Altair Fishing, Fisheries Inshore New Zealand, the Ministry of Primary Industries (Fisheries New Zealand), the New Zealand Department of Conservation and the Auckland Zoo Charitable Trust to run a two-stage pilot of the underwater bait setter in the New Zealand longline fishery. Extensive scientific trials have already proven […]

Fishermen have always had a relationship with seabirds. For thousands of years, fishermen benefited from seabirds. In China and Japan, fishermen worked with cormorants to catch fish. Fishermen in the South Pacific would watch for seabirds on the horizon to guide where they should fish. The sight of birds was always a good omen for […]