Boat owners aren’t the only ones attached to their boats. Area hull cleaners say barnacles this summer have been latching on faster than they can recall in decades on the job. Currents blending ...

Ever since fishing boats began heading offshore, they’ve had to deal with marine growth. Barnacles don’t just take up residence on the hull, they get into raw-water intakes and quickly clog up lines, ...

Barnacles can be found in all marine environments and are a major problem for both small boats and large ships. Barnacles accumulate on the hulls and can reduce the fuel economy of a vessel by up to ...

Engineers have created a non-toxic "wrinkled" coating for use on ship hulls that resisted buildup of troublesome barnacles during 18 months of seawater tests, a finding that could ultimately save boat ...