Marine Aquaculture With Copper Alloy Nets Sturdy Nets Resist Biofouling But Require Design Changes

摘要

The use of copper alloy nets in marine aquaculture shows promise in improving biofouling resistance and net chamber volume integrity, reducing maintenance costs, and preventing fish escapement and loss due to predation. The engineering challenges associated with utilization of this material are presently being investigated for a variety of cage configurations and environments. Hundreds of copper alloy nets are in use, and fish farmers in Chile and Turkey have reported reductions in net maintenance for the systems.