Zunibal acquires Australian hydroacoustics leader Echoview. (L to R) Brett Merritt, CEO of Echoview; Ibone Rodríguez de Pablo, CEO and shareholder of Zunibal; Aitor Aizpurua, CTO of Zunibal; John Dyson, outgoing Non-Executive Director of Echoview; Chris Free, CFO/COO of Echoview; Geoff Matt, Engineering Manager of Echoview; Rowland Washington, Sales Manager of Echoview; and Briony Hutton, Chief Scientist of Echoview.
Zunibal, a company with Nazca Capital as a shareholder, has announced the acquisition of Echoview, an Australian-based company and a global leader in hydroacoustic science and software.
The acquisition, announced on September 3, 2025, is part of Zunibal’s strategy to continue its international expansion and strengthen its position in the sustainable marine technology sector. This is the third acquisition for the company in the last two years.
Echoview, headquartered in Hobart, Tasmania, specializes in software for the processing, analysis, and visualization of hydroacoustic data. Their software platform is globally recognized as a standard by scientific institutes, public agencies, and companies in more than 70 countries. The technology has been cited in over 2,500 academic publications.
According to Ibone Rodríguez de Pablo, CEO of Zunibal, the acquisition is a “key step toward our global strategic vision.” Daniel Pascual, Partner at Nazca Capital, commented that the addition of Echoview will strengthen Zunibal’s technology and innovation profile while opening new opportunities in strategic areas.
Brett Merritt, CEO of Echoview; Ibone Rodríguez de Pablo, CEO and shareholder of Zunibal
The deal will enable Zunibal to make a “qualitative leap forward” in developing technological solutions for sustainable fishing. This will include enhancing the capacity to differentiate species, achieve more accurate biomass estimates, and enrich oceanographic models with higher-precision data.
The acquisition will also allow Zunibal to diversify its technology portfolio into areas such as sustainable fisheries management, aquaculture, oceanography, and the blue economy.
Brett Merritt, CEO of Echoview, stated that joining Zunibal marks an “exciting new chapter” for his company and that the partnership will help expand its global reach and continue to deliver solutions for the sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems.
The current Echoview team will remain at the helm of the business and will be supported by Zunibal to strengthen its development and international reach. The operational integration of Echoview into Zunibal will begin immediately.