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  1. Stefan F. Wirth @[email protected] ·

    #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
    thedeepdraft.com/2026/06/08/th

    doi.org/10.3390/jmse10121891

    ecoevo.social/@AquaClaire/1167

    Illustrations
    ©S.F. Wirth, AI-assisted

    #fouling #sessileanimals #crustaceans #mussels #underwatersurfaces #shiphulls