Biofouling in Cooling Water Intake Systems: Ecological Aspects

Rajagopal, S.; Jenner, H.A.

doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-1698-2_2

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“…The majority of research has, to date, focused on ways of removing biofouling or preventing settlement in the first instance (Hellio et al 2004;Banerjee et al 2011;Callow et al 2011). This is because biofouling can reduce efficiency on floating wave energy devices (Nall et al 2017), block water intake pipes (Rajagopal & Jenner 2012) for example, as well as adding weight to fixed structures (Shi et al 2012), and increasing drag and subsequent fuel consumption in marine vessels (Schultz, 2007).…”

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Minimum drift times infer trajectories of ghost nets found in the Maldives

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Marine Pollution Bulletin

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This study explores methods to estimate minimum drift times of ghost nets found in the Maldives with the aim of identifying a putative origin. We highlight that percentage cover of biofouling organisms and capitulum length of Lepas anatifera are two methods that provide these estimates. Eight ghost nets were collected in the Maldives and estimated drift times ranged between 7.5 to 101 days. Additionally, Lagrangian simulations identified drift trajectories of 326 historical ghost nets records. Purse seine and gill nets are found to fisheries that overlap ghost net drift trajectories between 30 and 120 days. However, ghost nets below 30 days remain inside the exclusive economic zone of the Maldivian archipelago highlighting potential illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activity. This study highlights the urgent need for gear loss reporting by purse seine and gill net fisheries and improved data on spatial distribution in the area from large-and small-scale fisheries.

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Minimum drift times infer trajectories of ghost nets found in the Maldives

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Marine Pollution Bulletin

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“…Biofouling is ubiquitous in the marine environment; bacteria, algae, and hydroids exemplify as noncalcareous foulers, whereas barnacles, mollusks, and mussels are examples of calcareous organisms [30,35,42]. Fouling of power plant cooling systems necessitates operational exigencies, as well as plant shutdowns.…”

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“…The biofilm can now provide the basis for biofouling succession, whereby colonization by higher organisms is supported [28]. This leads to the process of macrofouling, a common problem described especially in marine systems [29,30]. Phase IVdBiofilm Detachment and Dispersal: In order to achieve propagation, the biofilm bacteria detach, disperse, and colonize new niches [31].…”

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