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Link from an External Source Relevant to this Research Topic: Managing Biofouling on Submerged Static Artificial Structures in the Marine Environment – Assessment of Current and Emerging Approaches:  https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmars.2021.759194/full My Perspective on the Article What piqued my interest about the affixed article is how it addresses a pressing contemporary issue in marine environments which is the management of biofouling on submerged static artificial structures (SSAS).  Image illustrating the progression of biofouling presence on a marine structure over a period of 8 weeks. As the prominence and diversity of these structures increase globally, so does the potential for the presence of biofouling with adverse short-term and long-term impacts. The article consolidates a number of current and emerging technological approaches utilized across multiple sectors for the management of biofouling. The most prevalent approaches for managing biofouling ...

  Research Topic: (Marine Science- Marine Biofouling) Assessing the Impacts of Marine Biofouling on the Integrity and Stability of Seawalls Seated in the heart of the Pacific Ocean is a country called the Marshall Islands comprising 30 atolls, adorned with many islets, and 5 islands, which can be divided into two island chains, Ralik Chain and Ratak Chain (Xue, 2001). The Marshall Islands is coastally and geographically unique but also possesses several vulnerabilities to several impacts of climate change. Some of the major ominous impacts threatening the Marshall Islands are sea level rise, coastal erosion, coastal flooding, and coastal retreat (Roland, 2023). These issues are commonly addressed by the guardians of the coastlines, seawalls which are fashioned across the ocean side and lagoon side of the islands. Moreover, one can distinguish there are two different types of seawalls across the islands, the jerry-built structures and the engineered structures. Anecdotal observation...