MARINE FOULING AND BORING ORGANISMS IN THE TONGUE OF THE OCEAN, BAHAMAS- EXPOSURE II

Abstract

A 111-day marine fouling and corrosion experiment was performed in the Tongue of the Ocean during the period 5 April to 25 July 1962, the second in a series to determine the effects of the deep sea environment on various materials. Marine fouling organisms were found attached to a mooring line in the TOTO in moderate to severe amounts in the upper 100 meters, slight to moderate from 100 to 300 meters, and slight thereafter to about 1,600 meters. No attachment was noted between 900 and 1,200 meter or below 1,600 meters. Tests boards exposed directly on the bottom contained the boring mollusc Xylophaga sp. Corrosive processes were pronounced at depth. The experimental program is being expanded and continued.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0447263

Entities

People

  • John R. Depalma

Organizations

  • Naval Oceanographic Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Attachment
  • Barnacles
  • Corrosion
  • Fouling
  • Fouling Organisms
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Hydrogen Sulfides
  • Materials
  • Oceans
  • Shallow Water
  • Sonar Equipment
  • Tongue Of The Ocean
  • Underwater Cables
  • Underwater Ordnance
  • Water

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Marine Mammal Biology
  • Materials Science and Engineering.