TY - JOUR
T1 - Influence of coating type, colour, and deployment timing on biofouling by native and non-native species in a marine renewable energy context
AU - Nall, Christopher R
AU - Schläppy, Marie-Lise
AU - Cottier-Cook, Elizabeth J
AU - Guerin, Andrew J
N1 - © 2022 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
This work was supported by the European Social Fund, grant number H&I/ESF/2011/6/3/0052.
PY - 2022/9/13
Y1 - 2022/9/13
N2 - Biofouling on marine renewable energy devices presents engineering challenges for this developing sector, and has implications for the spread of marine non-native species (NNS) in coastal waters. This is particularly true at sites with abundant energy resource, little existing infrastructure, and few established NNS. Device coatings, such as antifouling paints, could reduce the risk of NNS spread. Settlement on coatings of various types and colours, representing those likely to be used on renewable energy devices, was assessed in the Orkney Islands, northern Scotland. Assemblage composition, but not overall biofouling cover, varied initially among different coloured surfaces, although differences decreased over time. Different coating types (an anticorrosive paint, a biocidal paint and a fouling-release coating) differed in biofouling abundance and composition for the full duration of the experiment. NNS were mostly, but not completely, absent from antifouling surfaces. These results can help informing antifouling strategies for the marine renewable energy industry.
AB - Biofouling on marine renewable energy devices presents engineering challenges for this developing sector, and has implications for the spread of marine non-native species (NNS) in coastal waters. This is particularly true at sites with abundant energy resource, little existing infrastructure, and few established NNS. Device coatings, such as antifouling paints, could reduce the risk of NNS spread. Settlement on coatings of various types and colours, representing those likely to be used on renewable energy devices, was assessed in the Orkney Islands, northern Scotland. Assemblage composition, but not overall biofouling cover, varied initially among different coloured surfaces, although differences decreased over time. Different coating types (an anticorrosive paint, a biocidal paint and a fouling-release coating) differed in biofouling abundance and composition for the full duration of the experiment. NNS were mostly, but not completely, absent from antifouling surfaces. These results can help informing antifouling strategies for the marine renewable energy industry.
KW - marine biofouling
KW - marine coatings
KW - anti-fouling
KW - non-native species
KW - marine renewables
U2 - 10.1080/08927014.2022.2121209
DO - 10.1080/08927014.2022.2121209
M3 - Article
C2 - 36100232
SN - 0892-7014
VL - 38
SP - 1
EP - 17
JO - Biofouling
JF - Biofouling
IS - 7
ER -