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CatchFlow is Deckhand's workflow authoring platform — where data collection modules are custom-built to match your fishery, regulation, and operational requirements exactly.
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The Deckhand platform comes alive with CatchFlow workflows — modules that are custom-crafted to suit any data collection requirement, from simple catch recording to complex multi-species regulatory reporting.
CatchFlow™ IDE is where our specialists author, modify, and interactively test workflows before deploying them to the Deckhand app. The result: a logbook experience that feels built for your specific fishery, not a generic form you have to work around.
Every Deckhand deployment starts with a CatchFlow workflow. Here's the process from initial requirements through to fishermen using it at sea.
Our team works with you to understand your fishery, gear types, species, and regulatory reporting requirements. Every data point your fishermen need to capture is mapped out before a line of code is written.
Specialists write the CatchFlow workflow — a clean, readable code format that defines the UI screens, data fields, validation rules, and submission logic. The IDE allows interactive testing at every stage.
The workflow is tested against real-world scenarios and reviewed against the relevant regulatory schema. Any required changes are made before the workflow is signed off for deployment.
The approved workflow is published to the Deckhand platform and immediately available to all licensed vessels. Updates are pushed remotely — fishermen don't need to reinstall or reconfigure anything.
Fishermen use the Deckhand app to record trips, catches, and effort data in the workflow built for their fishery. The app works fully offline — an internet connection is only needed to send reports.
Completed trip records are submitted directly to the relevant regulatory authority or organisation dashboard — eliminating manual re-entry and reducing compliance risk across the fleet.
CatchFlow code is simple and readable — it defines what screens appear, in what order, with what data fields and validation logic. A workflow for a halibut longline trip looks completely different from one for a rock lobster pot fishery, and that's exactly the point.
Each workflow is a precise representation of the data collection requirements for that specific fishery. There are no generic fields to ignore, no paper logbook concepts forced into a digital form — just the right screens, in the right order, for your fishermen.
CatchFlow workflows handle far more than basic catch recording. The platform supports the full range of data collection requirements across any fishery type.
Species, weight, count, gear effort, area, depth, and environmental data captured in the exact format required for regulatory submission.
Conditional screens, branching logic, and validation rules mean fishermen are only shown what's relevant to their trip, gear, and target species.
All workflows function completely offline. Data is stored locally on the device. An internet connection is only needed to send reports.
Every data point captured in a CatchFlow workflow flows through to the fleet dashboard in real time — giving managers complete visibility across all vessels.
Workflows produce reports in the exact format required by NOAA, PIRSA, MPI, and other authorities — ready to submit at the tap of a button.
Workflows are reviewed against the relevant regulatory schema before deployment, ensuring every data submission meets authority requirements from day one.
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