Abstract
After the banning of the tributyltin (TBT) as antifouling agent, many chemical compounds have been tested as active principle of anti-fouling 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 anti-fouling paints. Nanomaterials also have been used as antimicrobial substances, especially sil…