@Hookpod

Hookpod stops the accidental catch of albatross in longline fishing. There's no hassle for fishermen and no impact on catch rates.🐟

hookpod.com
Joined July 2014
  • Tweets1.7K
  • Following2.8K
  • Followers1.5K
291Media
If you were to sum up how you feel about swifts, what would you say? #TheFeatherSpeech 🪶➡️petition.parliament.uk/petit…

Petition: Make swift bricks compulsory in new housing to help red-listed birds

Swifts have declined by over 50% in the UK. Adult swifts, known for site-fidelity, return to the same nests. We want swift bricks to be required in all new housing, to provide homes for these birds....

petition.parliament.uk
23
28
2
63
9,875
👇 BBC Frozen Planet II: Revealing the plight of the Antipodean wandering albatross 👇 buff.ly/3tjtpsU
1
3
👇@VoteToroa #BirdOfTheYear
Sustainable Seas@Sust_SeasNZ25 Oct 2022
This adorable little Toroa dreams of being crowned Te Manu Rongonui o te Tau/Bird of the Year... you can make this dream come true! Make sure you vote 1️⃣ Toroa by Sun 30 Oct birdoftheyear.org.nz/ @Forest_and_Bird @VoteToroa #VoteToroa #BirdOfTheYear 📷: Kyle Robinson
❤️
Antipodean Albatross for NZ Bird of the Year@VoteToroa26 Oct 2022
Who needs ROUNDNESS when you have these WINGS? LOOK AT THEM. SO MAJESTIC 📷: K Walker
1
👇👇 #BOTY2022 #SeabirdsNotTreeBirds #VoteToroa #BirdoftheYear
New Zealand Embassy in Spain
@NZinSpain17 Oct 2022
BOTY is BACK! Time to vote in NZ’s annual Bird of the Year competition 🗳 🐦 This year, we’re backing a very special bird - with the help of some very special guests 👀 @VoteToroa today at birdoftheyear.org.nz #BOTY2022 #SeabirdsNotTreeBirds #VoteToroa #BirdoftheYear
👇👇
British Antarctic Survey 🐧@BAS_News2 Oct 2022
#Albatross all around the world are suffering from population decline caused by fishing methods, plastic pollution, climate change and other human factors. Scientist study them to inform policy makers how to conserve these biggest of the sea birds! #FrozenPlanet2
1
2
❤️
Albatross Task Force@AlbyTaskForce3 Oct 2022
The skies over Bird Island are beginning to fill with Grey-headed albatross as they return for the breeding season. We can’t think of many better office views! #AlbatrossStories 📸: Erin Taylor
buff.ly/3d9LJQW
1
Dead in their nests or washed ashore: why thousands of seabirds are dying en masse theguardian.com/global-devel…

Dead in their nests or washed ashore: why thousands of seabirds are dying en masse

The climate crisis is bringing extreme heat, changing ocean currents and intensifying storms – and it’s dealing a devastating blow to one of the most threatened groups of birds in the world

theguardian.com
2
👇👍
CatchCam Technologies@CatchCam_Tech5 Sep 2022
Great to see #BycatchReduction tech expanding! #CommercialFishermen have a growing number of options to prevent #fisheries bycatch. Check @GSA_Seafood article about @FishtekMarine 'pingers' repelling 🐬 and @Hookpod sparing seabirds in #longline fishing👉bit.ly/3RBx1Rs

Could these high- and low-tech approaches help curb fisheries bycatch? - Responsible Seafood...

From marine mammal ‘pingers’ to seabird-sparing fishing hooks, commercial fishermen have a growing number of options to prevent fisheries bycatch.

globalseafood.org
1
1
Albatrosses from space: Wildlife detectives needed phys.org/news/2022-09-albatr… via @physorg_com

Albatrosses from space: Wildlife detectives needed

British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and RSPB are recruiting albatross detectives to help to search for wandering albatrosses in satellite images taken from space in an effort to learn more about how these...

phys.org
1
Bycatch is the leading driver of declining seabird populations, with at least 600,000 birds killed every year. Check out this animated series to learn more: buff.ly/3QwuMyJ @SciAniStudio @Darwin_Defra @britishantarcticsurvey, @BirdlifeMarine
11
1
20
👇
This quoted post is unavailable.
Try viewing anyway · View on X
[REPOST @biahetzel no Instagram] Estamos todos no mesmo oceano. Que tenhamos a força, a delicadeza e suavidade de vôo dos albatrozes em nossa jornada no tempo e no espaço. Saída de campo do @ibaleiajubarte e do @baleiasgolfinhosrj, com lentes do @coral_vivo #PatrocínioPetrobras
2
9
👍👇
Projeto Albatroz@ProjetoAlbatroz17 Aug 2022
Todos os meses, a equipe da Bird Island conta os filhotes de albatroz-viageiro para ajudar a compreender seu sucesso de sobrevivência no curto e longo prazo. Em julho, foram 505 filhotes, o que significa que nenhum foi perdido no último mês. #ProjetoAlbatroz 📸 @ilovealbatross
1
2
Here's a picture of a Waved Albatross adult and chick to start the week. #Monday #Galapagos #albatross #birdphotography #BirdsSeenIn2022 #NaturePhotography
17
141
7
1,261
Gough Island’s Tristan albatrosses are in even more peril than scientists thought. hakaimagazine.com/news/popul… via @hakaimagazine

Population’s Hidden Decline Is More Bad News for Critically Endangered Albatrosses | Hakai Magazine

Gough Island’s Tristan albatrosses are in even more peril than scientists thought.

hakaimagazine.com
2
7
👀❤️
World birds@worldbirds3230 Jul 2022
Gray-headed Albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma)🐦🦜🕊️🎵🐤❤️🐤
3
90% dos albatrozes-de-laysan (Phoebastria immutabilis) vivem no Atol de Midway, no Oceano Pacífico. Instituições de conservação estão realocando os filhotes para áreas mais seguras no Havaí para protegê-los dos impactos das mudanças climáticas. 📸 @ilovealbatross #ProjetoAlbatroz
1
14
Load more