Yachts by their very nature are big investments. Beyond price, is the issue of maintenance. A good crew is needed to keep vessels in ship shape. But time spent in the water takes its toll on a yacht's ...

It is not necessary for an effective anti-fouling coating to release toxins into the environment. Scientists at the University of Gothenburg have shown that it is instead possible to mix into the ...

THE parasitism of barnacles of many species by various isopods, gregarines and trematodes, often with the resultant castration of the host, is well known. Recent observations on Balanus balanus ...

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