{"id":11581,"date":"2023-07-13T07:51:48","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T06:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/?p=11581"},"modified":"2023-07-13T07:51:48","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T06:51:48","slug":"demonstrating-environmentally-sound-solutions-to-manage-biofouling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/demonstrating-environmentally-sound-solutions-to-manage-biofouling\/","title":{"rendered":"Demonstrating environmentally sound solutions to manage biofouling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TEST-Biofouling-Mauritius-WN.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11582 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TEST-Biofouling-Mauritius-WN.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TEST-Biofouling-Mauritius-WN.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TEST-Biofouling-Mauritius-WN-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TEST-Biofouling-Mauritius-WN-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maritimafrica.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/TEST-Biofouling-Mauritius-WN-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<section id=\"main\">\n<section id=\"main\">\n<div class=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-8 col-xl-7\">\n<article class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"content\">\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Demonstrations of effective in-water cleaning and inspection <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">technologies<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0have been\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">given\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">in the Republic of Mauritius, as part of the\u00a0<\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imo.org\/en\/OurWork\/PartnershipsProjects\/Pages\/TEST-Biofouling.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">TEST Biofouling project<\/span><\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">,\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">which supports <\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">countries to manage biofouling<\/span><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">mitigate the\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">ecological\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">risks associated with the transfer of Invasive Aquatic Species (IAS<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">).<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">The Project\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">focuses on the demonstration of environmentally sound technologies<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">particularly<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0through pilot projects<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">. The Republic of Mauritius <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">welcomed<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">officials f<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">ro<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">m Madagascar and Sri Lanka, Maritime Technology Cooperation Centre (MTCC Africa), a<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">s well as the Project\u2019s Coordination Unit<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">,<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0to\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">hear about the\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">technologies<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0they use<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">at a meeting (<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">4-5 July)<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No 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data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">described the development<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0process for<\/span><\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">guidance on in-water cleaning, to incorporate recommendations contained in IMO\u2019s <\/span><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wwwcdn.imo.org\/localresources\/en\/OurWork\/Environment\/Documents\/RESOLUTION%20MEPC.207%5b62%5d.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Biofouling Guidelines<\/span><\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Participants met the Deputy Director-General of the Mauritius Ports Authority during a site visit to\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Port\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Louis<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Here, they saw first-hand the advanced technologies employed within the Port in the management of biofouling.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">A\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">visit to the Rajiv Gandhi Science Centre<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0in\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Port Louis<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">provided<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\"> an opportunity to hear from scientists about <\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">the<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0impact of biofouling on marine ecosystems, and the importance of addressing it through capacity-building activities developed by the TEST Biofouling Project.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">T<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">he spread of Invasive Aquatic Species (IAS<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">)<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0\u2013 introduce<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">d<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0to new areas<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">on ships\u2019 hulls<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">, for example<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0&#8211;<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0is recognized as one of the greatest threats to the ecological and economic well-being of the planet.<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Mauritius, Sri\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">Lanka<\/span><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">\u00a0and Madagascar are all Lead Partner Countries on the TEST Biofouling Project.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span data-ccp-parastyle=\"No Spacing\">The meeting was jointly 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