Hookpod work in Taiwan continues, slowly but surely. After myriad COVID-related disruptions, it was great to finally engage face-to-face with fishers that were willing to hear and talk about the amazing device that is 'Hookpod'. This hook-shielding tech is incredibly elegant but simple, and has been shown to be massively effective in reducing albatross and other seabird bycatch in longline fisheries in New Zealand and the Western Pacific, where it is currently accepted as a stand-alone measure. Getting the Taiwanese fishers interested in trailing it, is an ongoing negotiation, that moves slowly but surely