Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue will focus on current as well as novel antifouling technologies targeting marine growth (aka biofouling ranging from micro- to macro- organisms) on immersed surfaces, as well as decontamination processes. Biofouling significantly impacts the maritime sector when found on ship hulls, energy systems, offshore platforms, nets for aquaculture, waterpipes, cooling tower systems, etc. The need to rigorously decrease greenhouse emissions is linked with the efficiency of antifouling technologies in the maritime sector, as marine growth on e.g. ship hulls increases surface friction resulting in higher fuel consumption and costs.

We invite authors to contribute original research articles as well as review articles that seek to address the mechanisms and significance of current and novel antifouling technologies. Particular interest will be given to papers exploring innovative materials and surface engineering.

In particular, topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Recent advances in antifouling surfaces
• Biomimetic approaches
• Antifouling technologies under changing climatic conditions
• Novel methods for the assessment of antifouling efficacy (laboratory-based and field-based)
• Biofouling responses to antifouling
• Biological decontamination methods

Dr. Maria Salta
Dr. Timothy Sullivan
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Journal of Marine Science and Engineering is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• Antifouling 
• Biomimetics 
• Biofouling 
• Climate Change 
• Decontamination strategies