Biofouling (IMAGE)

Office of Naval Research

Biofouling

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A Sailor scrapes barnacles from the bottom of a rigid-hull inflatable boat aboard the aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74). When clustered in thick clumps on a vessel's hull, barnacles can slow the ship and increase its fuel consumption. The Office of Naval Research is sponsoring research to develop environmentally friendly hull coatings to fight off barnacles.

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(U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Christopher Frost/Released)

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