The Tradition of Red Color of the Underwater Hull – Time to Change because Barnacles prefer Red Color
The tradition of red color of the underwater hull –time to change because barnacles prefer red color Singapore – November 14, 2024 Jonathan R. Matias, Chief Science Officer of Poseidon Sciences Group, presented a paper at the 12th Annual World Congress of Ocean-2024 (WCO-2024) held at Aloft Novena, Singapore. The paper describes the historical basis of the red color of the underwater hull as it relates to our modern understanding of barnacle behavior. Historically, the ancient Chinese had used copper plates, while the ancient Greeks used lead plates to protect the hull from...
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