Awareness of the dangers of toxic components in antifouling coatings has raised interest in the
potential for nontoxic alternatives. Marine organisms from bacteria to invertebrates and plants
use chemicals to communicate and defend themselves. This book explores natural based
antifoulants their ecological functions methods of characterisation and possible uses in
antifouling. The text takes on the challenge of identifying such compounds designing
sustainable production and incorporating them into antifouling coatings.
