Mastodawn

How Little #Sea Creatures Could Keep #Oil Scarce Long After The #StraitOfHormuz Reopens
A new report from The DeepDraft, shines a light on how "#biofouling" — #ships fouled by biological contaminants like #barnacles — can cause a whole host of issues for tankers leaving the Strait of Hormuz. Issues include an inability to reach top speeds, excessive fuel consumption trying to get there, and even risks of being blocked from ports upon arrival.
https://www.jalopnik.com/2191436/strait-hormuz-sea-creatures-delay/

How Little Sea Creatures Could Keep Oil Scarce Long After The Strait Of Hormuz Reopens

Perhaps the biggest issue, though, will be a race for nearby ports at which ships can be inspected and cleaned.

Jalopnik

Paul Houle Feb 5

🧼 Natural peptides from cyanobacteria offer eco-friendly solution to marine biofouling

https://phys.org/news/2026-01-natural-peptides-cyanobacteria-eco-friendly.html

#biotech #materials #ocean #biofouling #clean #microbes

Natural peptides from cyanobacteria offer eco-friendly solution to marine biofouling

A new CIIMAR study demonstrates that natural peptides produced by cyanobacteria are capable of replacing toxic biocides that dominate the market for anti-fouling paints used in the maritime industry. The use of these peptides as an active component brings direct benefits to the environment, the blue economy and marine biodiversity.

Phys.org

Bundesministerium für Verkehr Jun 8, 2025

Was klebt da an unseren Schiffen? 🐚 Algen, Muscheln & Co – sogenanntes #Biofouling. Klingt harmlos, hat aber Folgen: 🚢 höherer Treibstoffverbrauch, 🌍 mehr CO₂-Emissionen & 🐟 Verbreitung invasiver Arten, die das Ökosystem Meer stören & Fischbestände gefährden. Zum Welttag der Ozeane zeigt das BSH in einem kurzen Video, warum es wichtig ist, Biofouling zu bekämpfen. Jetzt anschauen & Meere schützen! 🌊

https://youtu.be/SHc1KL3OfCY?si=jxjt3LjCtLmqaOC4

Was ist eigentlich Biofouling?

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CellBioNews Feb 25, 2025

Laser-textured metal surfaces mimic shark skin to combat #bacterial #biofilms.

#biofouling #antimicrobial #ecesis #colonization

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-laser-textured-metal-surfaces-mimic.html

Laser-textured metal surfaces mimic shark skin to combat bacterial biofilms

Keeping work surfaces clean during meat processing is a challenge. Bacteria from meat can attach, grow, and build up to create a biofilm that is difficult to remove, even on stainless steel surfaces used in industrial facilities. It can also aggregate, clumping together into an invisible mass that is stronger than individual cells, making it harder to kill using food-grade antibacterial surface cleaners.

Phys.org

CellBioNews Aug 5, 2024

#Carbohydrate produced by #bacteria triggers marine #biofouling.

#biofilms #lipopolysaccharide

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-carbohydrate-bacteria-triggers-marine-biofouling.html

Carbohydrate produced by bacteria triggers marine biofouling

Most bottom-dwelling marine invertebrate animals, such as sponges, corals, worms and oysters, produce tiny larvae that swim in the ocean prior to attaching to the seafloor and transforming into juveniles. A previous study led by researchers at the University of Hawai'i (UH) at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) unlocked the mystery of how the floating larvae responsible for establishing marine biofouling settle and metamorphose: specific bacteria in biofilms are a signal that they have found the "right spot."

The-14 Apr 23, 2024

How AI and Robotics Can Make Maritime Shipping More Sustainable
#AI #ArtificialIntelligence #SustainableShipping #Biofouling #IMO #MaritimeInnovation #AI #Robotics #CleanSeas #NeptuneRobotics
https://the-14.com/how-ai-and-robotics-can-make-maritime-shipping-more-sustainable/

Rockinrobin03 Jul 29, 2023

Some #biofouling species on parade!
Blue mussels, skeleton shrimp, amphipods oh my!
And tunicates with anemones on top!
#Halifax

Abish Stephen Mar 28, 2023

It was nice to collaborate on this project, led by PhD student Emma at the Crick group using bacterial adhesion assays to optimise the hydrophobicity of surfaces to prevent biofouling.

#materialsscience #biofouling #microbiology

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/admi.202202532

Bob LeFridge

Jan 12, 2023

We've just excluding yet another cruise ship infested with contaminants. This time it's the Azamara Quest.

Note that the exclusion only applies to special marine areas -- Fiordland, the Bay of Islands and Akaroa. Dirty ships are still permitted to dock in Dunedin, Lyttelton (Christchurch), Wellington, Napier, Timaru, Tauranga and Auckland.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/timaru-herald/news/130955278/cruise-ship-azamara-quests-passengers-not-too-happy-with-change-in-cruises-plans-due-to-biofouling

#CruiseShips #BioFouling #NZ