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ORIGINAL RESEARCH article

Front. Mar. Sci.
Sec. Marine Conservation and Sustainability
Volume 11 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fmars.2024.1404472

Development of Capture Efficacy Test Method for In-water Cleaning System Using Artificial Barnacles

Provisionally accepted
Cho Yukyeong Cho Yukyeong *Kim Seon-Jeong Kim Seon-Jeong Kim Min-Sung Kim Min-Sung Yang Junhyuk Yang Junhyuk Choi Joohyoung Choi Joohyoung
  • Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute, Geoje-si, Republic of Korea

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    The International Maritime Organization has adopted a revision to the 2023 International Maritime Organization biofouling guidelines and has been discussing the development of guidelines for evaluating the efficacy of in-water cleaning systems. In hull cleaning, which involves aquatic invasive species removal, capture is considered very important to prevent the release of by-products. However, capture efficacy is difficult to evaluate owing to the absence of unified evaluation guidelines or standardized methods. Here, we describe a new test method to evaluate the capture efficacy of in-water cleaning systems, using artificial barnacles that simulate the physical characteristics of actual barnacles. The test was designed to evaluate the impact of in-water cleaning on biocide release and biofouling organisms in the marine environment. We used a test plate with artificial barnacles attached to evaluate the capture efficacy with respect to the fouling rating. This test overcomes limitations in the evaluation of the capture efficacy of in-water cleaning systems and provides a reference for the development of more comprehensive tests and in-water cleaning regulation in the future.

    Keywords: Biofouling, In-water cleaning, capture efficacy test, artificial barnacle, capture efficiency

    Received: 21 Mar 2024; Accepted: 16 Jul 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Yukyeong, Seon-Jeong, Min-Sung, Junhyuk and Joohyoung. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Cho Yukyeong, Korea Marine Equipment Research Institute, Geoje-si, Republic of Korea

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