Environmentally responsible boaters will be concerned with the antifouling bottom paint used on their vessels. Antifouling paints by their very design are toxic and meant to suppress the growth of marine organisms. The impact of marine growth on boat hulls varies dramatically with the local climate. We have much less trouble with bottom growth here in Valdez, than a boater would experience in San Diego. Most boaters clean and paint their hulls in the fall as part of winterizing their vessel. Proper prepartion of the hull will add the process.

The runoff, overspray and residue associated with bottom painting builds up in the environment. Technology has begun to provide improvements to poisonous antifouling paint. Many of the new products on the market attempt to prevent marine organisms from being able to attach themselves to the hull. Still the most common biocide in use for bottom paint is copper.

There are things boaters can do to limit and help prevent damage to the environment caused by antifouling paint. Procedures like this are called Best Management Practices or BMPs. Here are a few suggestions for your next haulout:

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