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All unprotected structures immersed in open seawater are subject to colonization by marine fouling. The type and rate of growth of fouling is dependent upon the service with which the structure is involved. The fouling found on shipping is generally related to its trading routes, whether temperate or tropical waters, deep water or inshore trading, polluted or fresh-water dock, etc. Offshore structures have wide and varied fouling populations even on those located within several miles of one another, and indeed it may take several years before a stable pattern of fouling is established upon the platforms.
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Miller, D. (1986). Slippery Paint. In: Submersible Technology. Advances in Underwater Technology, Ocean Science and Offshore Engineering, vol 5. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-4203-5_6
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