The production infrastructure in aquaculture invariably is a complex assortment of
submerged components with cages, nets, floats and ropes. Cages are generally made from …

1. INTRODUCTION Any surface immersed in seawater is subjected to the settlement of
marine organisms (bacteria, algae, mollusks), known as fouling or biofouling. This unwanted …

Managing invasive alien species is particularly challenging in the ocean mainly because
marine ecosystems are highly connected across broad spatial scales. Eradication of marine …

Interfacial materials with special wettability have become a burgeoning research area in
materials science in the past decade. The unique surface properties of materials and …

Wettability is a special character found in nature, including the superhydrophobicity of lotus
leaves, the underwater superoleophobicity of fish scales and the slipperiness of pitcher …

Marine structures such as platforms, jetties and ship hulls are subject to diverse and severe
biofouling. Methods for inhibiting both organic and inorganic growth on wetted substrates …

Silver and gold nanoparticles were synthesized using an aqueous extract of the seaweed
Turbinaria conoides and their antibiofilm activity against marine biofilm forming bacteria is …

Diatoms are a major component of microbial slimes that develop on man-made surfaces
placed in the marine environment. Toxic antifouling paints, as well as environmentally …

Objective Technological fields in which seawater is implied are numerorus, working in
seawater (ship**, oil industry, marine aquaculture,..), and exploiting seawater in plants …

Environmental concerns regarding organotin compounds have increased remarkably in the
past 20 years, due in large part to the use of these compounds as active components in …