Company Profile

Organized around design and manufacture of catch control and net monitoring sensors, echo sounders, current profilers and sonar for the world’s fishing fleet. The firm also provides development services to the world’s top companies to improve operational efficiency, reduce waste and increase catch quality. Founded in Iceland in 1996, the firm was originally focused on development of acoustic monitoring systems for the deep sea commercial fishing fleet. Based in Iceland, various technical activities including acoustic system engineering and sensor production were out-sourced to Stout Marine Inc., located in Everett, WA, USAon. In addition to catch control sensors, Stout Marine was an early innovator in trawl mounted sonar equipment and other advanced technologies for commercial fishing. After Merle Stout died, To ensure business continuity, Marport Iceland purchased Stout Marine from the estate and renamed the company Marport Stout Inc. Shortly after the purchase, Marport Stout relocated to its present facilities in Snohomish, WA – where it still manufactures a wide variety of Marport’s subsea sensor products After further expansion of the firm's activities In October 2013 Marport Deep Sea Technology was acquired by Airmar Technology. Airmar and Marport will continue to jointly develop new products in the same manner, but focus bringing new products to market quickly, improving lead times for existing products, and improving distribution ch