Sandy Beaches: Sandfish

Antifouling and tolerance at different water temperatures experiments in native and invasive barnacles

The study is the pioneer in developing a protocol to cultivate native and invasive barnacle species of the gender Megabalanus, common in ships and petroleum platforms. Its purpose is to test antifouling agents on the larvae and the survival of adults submitted to different water temperatures. These results will be interesting to different industries, and will allow better guidance about the control, maintenance and eradication of invasive species.