The effectiveness of several commercial antifouling treatments at reducing biofouling on finfish aquaculture cages in British Columbia

Biofouling in finfish aquaculture is an important issue because copper based antifoulants contribute to marine pollution and biofouling management incurs heavy costs to the industry. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness five treatments (non‐biocidal: Dyneema, Netpolish, Aquacoating and ThornD; biocidal using cuprous oxide: Netrex) as compared with an untreated nylon net. After 8 months, effectiveness was determined by quantifying changes in: per cent net occlusion, per cent cover of major fouling groups, and biomass. Only one non‐biocidal treatment performed better than the control in one performance index (Dyneema had lower biomass), and overall, the copper treatment was most effective. The results from this study demonstrated that the effectiveness of copper treatments will continue to be a barrier to the implementation of non‐biocidal antifoulants, and that more research is needed to develop effective, non‐biocidal antifoulant coatings for aquaculture operations.     

大型抗风浪网箱网衣防污涂料选优试验报告

2004年3月～2005年2月,在福建省围头海域对进口的13种配方和国产的14种配方的防污涂料开展防污效果选优试验.结果表明,进口的防污涂料中,以日本油脂公司提供、编号为X2、X3和x4的涂料,防污效果最好,缦海时间六个月时,其污损生物的面积覆盖率均≤3%;国产的防污涂料中,以厦门某研究所提供、编号为X11、X20和X27的效果最好,浸海时间六个月时,其污损生物的面积覆盖率均≤25%,且其价格远低于进口涂料,可作为春季、夏季和秋季进行网片防污处理的推荐涂料,供生产者选择.