Albatross death-limiting device is a finalist ontheInventors

["Bob Cook" <>]

Peter

The pin is made of a bio-degradable substance that dissolves in about 15
minutes and that allows the hook to be exposed once it has sunk to a
suitable level.  What drops off is the small steel hook cover.  These
degrade completely in less than 12 months.  Much better than having heaps of
lead lying around in the ocean!

Bob Cook

-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Shute  
Sent: Friday, 28 November 2008 8:21 AM
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Subject: Albatross death-limiting device is a finalist
ontheInventors

If it's the same device I saw on the show a while back, there was a pin or
something that dropped off to release the guard. I wondered at the time just
how many more of these pins would end up on the ocean floor every year, and
whether that would create any problems.

Peter Shute


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