Fuel savings
Removing the trawl doors and running the net semi-pelagic cuts drag, so the vessel catches the same fish while burning less fuel. Less time searching saves fuel too.
Bridging economic viability and ecological stewardship.
Practical products for precision fishing.
Katchi helps fishers save fuel, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and harvest with more precision — including less bycatch. Crews can thrive economically and fish sustainably, with a clear path to adopt the products on the vessel they already run.
What the work is for
The fishing industry has the most to gain, and the most at stake, in the ecosystem it depends on. These are the practical outcomes Katchi products are built around.
Catch precision
See a school on the sounder and move the net to it. Precise net control raises catch per unit effort.
Bycatch
The net stays off the bottom, which reduces low-value catch and benthic bycatch.
Efficiency
As a hybrid system, AutoTrawl lets crews chase semi-pelagic species anywhere in the water column, cutting time to catch.
Lower gear maintenance
Gear that isn't dragged across the bottom isn't torn up on it: less repair overhead, less time at the dock, and no hours lost at sea freeing a net snagged on bottom.
How a tow works
Three products. One clear path from a cable measurement to a controlled tow.
Step 01
Measure
CableCount is our standalone precision cable measurement device. It is also the critical sensor inside AutoTrawl.
CableCount
Step 02
Control
AutoTrawl works with the winches already on the vessel so the crew can set net height, make a deliberate adjustment, and hold the tow.
AutoTrawl
Step 03
Open the net
Hydropucks are passive hydrodynamic units on the net’s bridles, engineered to spread the net when it’s deployed.
HydropucksA clear path to adopt
Katchi fits the vessel and gear you already run, so adopting it means adding to your current setup, not reinventing how you fish.
