The importance of yachting’s role in whale conservation

Matthew Zimmerman, CEO of FarSounder, explores how the industry can help to protect these gentle giants…

When I helped found FarSounder 24 years ago, our motivations came from an environmental perspective: “Can we develop a technology that can help vessels avoid hitting rocks causing oil spills, and avoid whales causing ship strikes?”. Today, our 3D forward-looking sonar products are being used by vessels around the world exactly for these types of applications. These products didn’t materialise magically. Rather, my team and I spent years researching, developing, testing and improving the technology.

Over the course of this development, I’ve had the opportunity to participate in a number of whale research studies, and along the way, I learned an incredible amount about these amazing creatures beyond just what they look like to a sonar. If you’ve had the opportunity to spend any amount of time close up with these amazing creatures, the experience is transformative.. Read More