The colonization of hulls by algae, barnacles, mussels and other organisms is a major problem for both pleasure boats and merchant tonnage. Researchers have now developed new environmentally-friendly ...

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Scientists are trying to stop marine organisms sticking to the bottom of ships by designing an antifouling agent that mimics the non-stick surface of shellfish. If the research is successful, the ...

Every boat owner recognizes the dilemma: environmentally friendly paint or effective paint. Researchers have now found a way of reconciling these two almost unattainable aims. By using smart ...

Biosecurity risk Increasing noise pollution in harbours and ports may contribute to the global spread of invasive pest species, research has found. Invasive species often spread through marine ...

Figure 1. The near­coastal areas of the world’s oceans have been classed into 66 large, transnational marine ecosystems, known as the large marine ecosystems (LMEs). Taken from World Ocean Review ...

The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (President Lee Heeseung, KIOST) has identified the impact of hull cleaning wastewater (HCW), a byproduct generated by hull underwater cleaning ...

Biofouling was a backburner issue until 5 March 2017. On that day the Government of New Zealand ordered the bulk carrier DL MARIGOLD out of NZ waters after the vessel’s hull was determined to be ...

My case study was titled “Influence of Disturbance and Nutrient Enrichment on Early Successional Fouling Communities in an Oligotrophic Marine System” which was written by Joao Canning-Clodde, Manfred ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Professor Emma Johnston, head of the Applied Marine and Estuarine Ecology Lab and Pro Vice-Chancellor (Research) at UNSW, first saw her ...

The colonisation of hulls by algae, barnacles, mussels and other organisms is a major problem for both pleasure boats and merchant tonnage. In a joint project, researchers at the University of ...