Yachting Monthly

How sailors can help tackle biofouling

nvasive species are one of the leading threats to biodiversity across the globe. Hundreds of marine species are marching across UK shores and seabeds, hitching lifts on our hulls and kit, and generally making a thorough nuisance of themselves. Some of these invasive species pose a real threat to our enjoyment of sailing, the worst one (at the moment) seems to be . A leathery carpet seasquirt which can grow rapidly, smothering everything it grows over,

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