#mussels — Public Fediverse posts

#Fouling means that #sessileanimals as #crustaceans or #mussels attach themselves to non-living #underwatersurfaces as #shiphulls. According to Capt. Raghu Sharma (2026), this particularly affects ships beyond the #StraitofHormuz due to #warmwaters and #highsalinity. It increases #hydrodynamicdrag leading to higher #fuelconsumption (M. Tadros et al. 2022).
©#StefanFWirth

References
https://thedeepdraft.com/2026/06/08/the-barnacle-problem-waiting-behind-hormuz/

https://doi.org/10.3390/jmse10121891

https://ecoevo.social/@AquaClaire/116734274878226843

Illustrations
©S.F. Wirth, AI-assisted

Mussel power: how an offshore #shellfish farm is boosting marine life https://theconversation.com/mussel-power-how-an-offshore-shellfish-farm-is-boosting-marine-life-251192

"Over many years, the studies have shown how some #mussels from the farm have fallen to the seabed and regenerated lost shell reefs. The farm has also boosted populations of #crabs, #lobsters, #scallops, #starfish, #fish, conger #eels, #sharks and #rays... By creating structure and excluding the damaging effects of bottom-towed fishing, offshore #MusselFarms can restore degraded #fishing grounds"