Members of Shipping Australia’s Policy Council met in Brisbane recently and they were presented with an update of the Federal Government’s biofouling management requirements. Biofouling, according to ocean data products […]
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The German Maritime and Hydrographic Agency, one of GloFouling’s strategic partners, recently released an animation movie highlighting the ‘invasive species’ problem and how it relates to biofouling and recreational boating in the Baltic Sea.
Major stepsThe film explains how non-native species are propagated by recreational boats and what steps can be taken to lessen biofouling. The German Federal Ministry of Digital and Transport (BMDV) provided funding for this movie as part of the BMDV...
https://mfame.guru/watch-why-biofouling-is-important-for-the-aquatic-environment/
Aiming to move the battle against hull bio-fouling and drag forward, Plymouth, Mass., based Armach Robotics, a spin-off from marine software pioneer Greensea Systems Inc. (Greensea), has unveiled its first post-prototype hull service robot (HSR).
The robot capitalizes on Greensea’s digital expertise to offer subscription model, proactive and robotic hull cleaning system using autonomy, intelligence and data fusion.
The robot promises to be a disruptive technology in hull cleaning, being...
https://www.marinelog.com/technology/smaller-smarter-better-hull-cleaning-robot-makes-its-debut/
El proyecto que se realizaba para abordar la eliminación de las bioinvasiones de organismos acuáticos en los cascos de los barcos y otras estructuras marinas tuvo un frenazo debido a
New information-provision rules for managing biofouling will take effect on 15 June 2022.
“Biofouling”...
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/new-biofouling-rules-in-australia/
Environmental NGO the Bellona Foundation spearheads strong initiative to define and implement a new ISO standard for proactive hull cleaning. Bellona put biofouling management centre stage today as it officially launched its Clean Hull Initiative (CHI) at the Nor-Shipping trade fair in Oslo.
The event saw keynote speeches ramming home the urgent need to shake up regulations and encourage technology measures to nip biofouling in the bud.
Forging a global alliance
In addition to its already strong...
| WOC & TOOL Launch Biofouling Solutions Competition As the lead ocean industry partner of the GloFouling Partnerships Project, the World Ocean Council is partnering with The Ocean Opportunity Lab (TOOL) to launch a global competition for innovative solutions to biofouling — with a focus on non-shipping industries (e.g., aquaculture, fisheries, offshore energy, coastal construction, dredging).Join us for two events in the lead-up to the competition: |
| Virtual Roundtable: The GloFouling... |
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/03/30/join-woc-for-launch-of-global-biofouling-competition/
IMO and States in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden region have begun developing a regional biofouling management strategy and action plan to prevent the transfer of invasive aquatic species. A meeting bringing together government representatives from PERSGA member States* to coordinate efforts in the region was held in Hurghada, Egypt (22-23 March).
The event was organised by PERSGA under the GloFouling Partnerships project and follows earlier efforts in the region such as the regional seminar...