CEO Matthew Zimmerman talks FarSounder's mission to reduce whale strikes by yachts

Rhode Island-based sonar technology developer FarSounder set out with the mission to reduce whale strikes by yachts and superyachts. Over the last 23 years it has expanded the scope of its capabilities, recognising the value of Forward Looking Sonar (FLS) in uncharted or poorly charted regions. CEO Matthew Zimmerman shines light on how the technology has developed.

What was the origin concept of FarSounder?

During my university studies there was a major oil spill incident caused by a barge hitting a rock near Rhode Island, and around the same time I became aware of the high number of whale deaths being caused by ship strike. I began to think that there must be a technology to prevent vessels from hitting rocks and whales, but after reviewing the market discovered that there was no existing product designed for that application.… Read More