Economic and environmental impacts of antifouling coatings used on the fishing boats in Turkey

Soonseok Song, Claire De Marco Muscat-Fenech, Yigit Kemal Demirel

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Abstract

Biofouling on a ship hull increases the ship resistance and, consequently, the fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emission. Inadequate antifouling strategies may waste a significant amount of fuel and thus aggravate the profitability of the fishing boats, while resulting environmental problems. This study aims to investigate the economic and environmental impacts of different antifouling strategies with a focus on the fishing boats in Turkish fishing regions. A time-dependant biofouling growth model and the boundary layer similarity law analysis were adopted to predict the added resistance due to the fouling on the hull with different antifouling strategies. In addition, life-cycle analysis and life-cycle cost analysis were performed to estimate the economic and environmental impacts.
Original languageEnglish
Number of pages11
Publication statusPublished - 17 Sept 2021
Event2nd International Conference on Ship and Marine Technology - Istanbul, Turkey
Duration: 16 Sept 202117 Sept 2021
https://www.gmoshipmar.org/GMOSHIPMAR2021/

Conference

Conference2nd International Conference on Ship and Marine Technology
Abbreviated titleGMO-SHIPMAR 2021
Country/TerritoryTurkey
CityIstanbul
Period16/09/2117/09/21
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Keywords

  • fishing boat
  • energy efficiency
  • biofouling
  • life-cycle analysis

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