Abstract
After banning the tributyltin (TBT) as an antifouling agent, many chemical compounds have been tested as active principles of antifouling coatings, such as the DCOIT, or Sea-Nine (4,5-dichloro-2-n-octyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one), which has been employed in the formulation of third-generation antifouling paints. Nanomaterials also have been used as antimicrobial substances, especially silver n…