Accession Number : AD0447263

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

Descriptive Note : Rept. for 5 Apr-25 July 1962

Corporate Author : NAVAL OCEANOGRAPHIC OFFICE NSTL STATION MS

Personal Author(s) : Depalma, John R.

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Report Date : OCT 1962

Pagination or Media Count : 21

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.

Descriptors :   *FOULING, *MARINE BIOLOGY, *UNDERWATER EQUIPMENT, TEMPERATURE, CORROSION, SALINITY, BAHAMA ISLANDS, MARINE BORERS, OCEANOGRAPHY, ECOLOGY, ATLANTIC OCEAN, ALLOYS, COATINGS

Subject Categories : BIOLOGICAL OCEANOGRAPHY

Distribution Statement : APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

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