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GIGO Fishing Gear Monitoring Beacon
The Succorfish GIGO is a fishing gear beacon that automatically tracks fishing gear entering the water and leaving the water (Gear In, Gear Out). Our GIGO fishing gear beacons allow for autonomous monitoring of commercial fishing activities when used with our SC2 vessel monitoring platform. The GIGO’s compact and highly robust design means the GIGO can be easily attached to pots, lines, nets or any other fishing gear to log precise timestamps without any input from the crew, at depths of up to 2,000 meters. Together, SC2 and GIGO enable remote electronic monitoring of fishing activity for regulatory compliance, operational visibility, and accurate fishing effort reporting across fleets of all sizes.
GIGO is designed exclusively as an accessory for the SC2 vessel monitoring system. Where SC2 tracks vessel position and activity at the surface, GIGO extends that visibility below the waterline. Together they capture the precise timestamp and GPS position that fishing gear enters and leaves the water, feeding that data directly into the SC2 platform.
Automatic Gear In, Gear Out Tracking
Automatic tracking for fishing gear deployment and retrieval
KEY FEATURES
- Depth Rating — 2,000 meters
- Connectivity — low power Bluetooth 5.0 technology
- Battery Life — up to 3 years
- Battery Type — Lithium 3V
- Dimensions — 85 x 35 x 45 mm
- Weight — 400g
- Compatibility — current Succorfish SC2 Gen 3 and legacy SC2
- UI — Succorfish SC2 app for visibility of network of GIGO beacons
A Fit-and-Forget Gear Monitoring Beacon Built for Commercial Fishing
- Fit-and-forget Solution — the beacons deliver a battery life of up to three years, creating a true fit-and-forget solution. This, in turn, reduces maintenance requirements and minimises operational downtime.
- Deep Sea Rated — GIGO beacons are designed for the harshest marine environments, operating at depths of up to 2,000 meters, making them suitable for both coastal and deep-sea fishing.
- Automatic Activity Recording — when operators attach GIGO beacons to fishing gear, the devices automatically detect and record each deployment (gear in) and retrieval (gear out). As a result, no manual crew input is required and data accuracy improves.
- SC2 Integration — automatic SC2 integration combines highly reliable hybrid cellular-satellite location tracking with GIGO events to log the precise location of your deployed fishing gear.
- Universal Gear Compatibility — designed to work with all fishing gear types, GIGO can be deployed across your whole fleet regardless of the fishery or method.
Succorfish products that integrate with GIGO
SC2 Global Connectivity
The SC2 Gen3 is a hybrid Iridium satellite and Cat 1 BIS cellular platform that delivers seamless two-way data transmission and real-time vessel tracking anywhere.
Delphis Acoustic Modem
The Delphis underwater acoustic modem enables real-time subsea communication and data transfer in the most demanding offshore environments.
Lampris Depth & Temperature
The Lampris is a future-proofed D&T platform that supports expansion through future sensor integrations, including conductivity/salinity, dissolved oxygen, turbidity and more.
SC2 Data Platform
Our purpose built SC2 data platform provides a centralised dashboard for vessel activity, gear events, sensor data and compliance reporting. Custom software development is available to build any required integrations.
What data does GIGO track?
When operators attach GIGO beacons to fishing gear, the devices automatically detect and record each deployment (gear in) and retrieval (gear out). In addition, every event includes an automatic timestamp record, providing accurate and reliable activity data. The SC2 vessel monitoring platform combines this information with precise vessel position and time data to create a comprehensive picture of fishing activity, even when multiple gear types are deployed.
GIGO as Part of Your SC2 Fisheries Monitoring Platform
GIGO is designed exclusively as an accessory for the SC2 vessel monitoring system. Where SC2 tracks vessel position and activity at the surface, GIGO extends that visibility below the waterline. Together they capture the precise timestamp and GPS position that fishing gear enters and leaves the water, feeding that data directly into the SC2 platform.
Supporting Compliance and Sustainable Fisheries Management
Commercial fishing in UK and EU waters is subject to increasingly rigorous monitoring requirements. Remote Electronic Monitoring (REM) is set to become mandatory for vessels fishing in English waters, with EU gear-marking rules already in force for vessels operating in EU waters from January 2026.
GIGO supports that compliance obligation by creating an automatic, timestamped record of every gear deployment and retrieval event. Combined with SC2 position data, this produces the verified audit trail of fishing effort that regulators, certification bodies, and sustainable seafood schemes require — without adding administrative burden to the crew.
Case Studies
Fishing Gear Tracking at Work in Lobster Fisheries in Canada
Industry-Led Innovation Supporting Commercial Abalone Fisheries
How The GIGO Fishing Gear Beacon Works
- Attach – GIGO beacons are attached to fishing gear before deployment — compatible with pots, lines, nets, and trawls across all commercial fishery types.
- Deploy – As gear enters the water, GIGO automatically detects the deployment event and records a precise timestamp. No crew input is required.
- Monitor – While submerged, GIGO continues to log activity data for the full duration of the soak, operating at depths of up to 2,000 metres on on a battery lasting up to three years.
- Retrieve – When gear is hauled, GIGO automatically records the retrieval timestamp, completing the gear-in, gear-out activity record.
- Auto Sync – On returning to the vessel, GIGO syncs wirelessly via Bluetooth to the SC2 platform, combining activity timestamps with GPS position data to calculate soak time and geo-locate every haul event.
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