After one week of immersion in seawater, fouling cover was
significantly greater (P < 0.001), ANOVA) on the plate formulations
AF2 and AF4 related to the control plate. At this
time high incidence of microorganisms (biofilm) consisting of
bacteria, diatoms, phytoplankton, zooplankton and micro
algae, on all plates were noticed especially the uncoated and
control.