Biscay, Spain-based marine technology company Zunibal – which is owned by Nazca Capital – has acquired Hobart, Tasmania-based Echoview, a hydroacoustic science and analysis software company.
Echoview is known for its flagship Echoview program, which processes hydroacoustic and sonar data and is currently used by governments, scientists, and various marine industries. The company also offers training in the interpretation of such data.
Zunibal CEO Ibone Rodríguez de Pablo called the Echoview acquisition “a key step toward our global strategic vision."
"We are incorporating into the group a company with unquestionable prestige in its technological niche, which will allow us to accelerate our capacity for innovation and deliver tangible value to our clients worldwide," she said.
Zunibal already offers a number of tech-enabled solutions for advancing sustainability in tuna fisheries and has been expanding its global reach in recent years.
Its products include GPS-enabled, solar-charging smart buoys that alert tuna fishers to fishery conditions, allowing them to fish more strategically without additional labor.
In 2024, the company brought floating fish aggregating devices (FADs) to market through a collaboration with AZTI Science and Technology center.
Zunibal also produces mapping and analytics software and recently partnered with Cambrian Intelligence to use AI to predict when fish approach its smart buoys, a collaboration which involved buying 20 percent of the company’s shares.
In April 2025, it expanded into Asia, opening an office in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and acquiring advanced satellite communications company Zong Hong Marine.
Zunibal said in a release about the most recent acquisition that Echoview would be immediately integrated into its operations but noted that the Echoview team would continue to operate as its own entity with the support of Zunibal.
“Together, the companies will deliver integrated and sustainable solutions that promote the responsible and efficient use of ocean resources,” Zunibal said.
The companies said they expect to collaborate on real-time monitoring of aquaculture, as well as pair their technologies to more fully measure the effects of energy installations like wind farms on marine environments and study the effects of climate change, among other applications.
Echoview CEO Brett Merritt said that though his company has thrived over the last 30 years, he believed that the acquisition would “provide the opportunity to expand our global reach and continue delivering trusted global solutions for the sustainable management of aquaculture.”
