Ship&Offshore | Issue 07/2012
Eliminating hull-borne aquatic invasive species
BIOFOULING CONTROL The spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS), also known as non-indigenous species (NIS) translocated by shipping, is not only concentrated on ballast water. In the last few years, ship hull fouling has increasingly been recognised as a problem as well. David Phillips, editor of the Journal of Ship Hull Performance, describes current and innovative approaches to biofouling control meant to deal with hull-borne NIS.