Nontoxic Antifouling Strategies
Boating & Marina Pollution Prevention
Coastal Water Quality & Sustainable Development
Harbors & Severe Weather Planning
Youth Education & Career Exploration
FREE Mosquito Fish for San Diego County
Radio PSAs 2008
• Alternative Antifouling Strategies
• Invasive Species PreventionAntifouling Strategies
• New! Alternative Antifouling Strategies Sampler (2008)
• Nontoxic Hull Coating Field Demonstration: Long Term Performance Fact Sheet (2007)
• Copper-Tolerant Hull-Borne Invasive Species: Further Analysis Fact Sheet (2008)
• Nontoxic Hull Coating Field Demonstration: Long Term Performance Fact Sheet (2006)
• Staying Afloat with Nontoxic Antifouling Strategies for Boats (2004)
• DVD: Time for a Change: Alternatives to Copper-Based Boat Bottom Paint (2004)
• Nontoxic Antifouling Strategies Economic Incentives Study Fact Sheet (2004)
• Nontoxic Antifouling Strategies Demonstration Project Fact Sheet (2004)
• Making Dollars and Sense of Nontoxic Antifouling Strategies for Boats (2003)
• What You Need to Know About Nontoxic Antifouling Strategies for Boats (2002)
• Transitioning to Non-Metal Antifouling Paints On Marine Recreational Boats in San Diego Bay (2002)
• A Change is in the Wind for Antifouling Strategies and It's Blowing Your Way! (2000)
Aquatic Invasive Species
•New! Rock the Boat! Balancing Invasive Species, Antifouling and Water Quality for Boats Kept in Saltwater (2007)
•White Paper: Managing Hull-Borne Invasive Species and Coastal Water Quality for California and Baja California Boats Kept in Saltwater (2006)
• White Paper Fact Sheet (2006)
• Environmental Policy Conflicts on the Horizon: Vessel Antifouling Paints, Coastal Water Quality, and Invasive Species (2006)
• Bilingual Poster: Stop Aquatic Invaders on Our Coast!/¡Detenga el Transporte de Especies Invasoras Acuáticas en Nuestras Costas!
• Bilingual Fact Sheet: Stop Aquatic Invaders on Our Coast!/ ¡Detenga el Transporte de Especies Invasoras Acuáticas en Nuestras Costas!
• Workshop Proceedings: Managing Hull Transport of Aquatic Invasive Species (2005)
General Pollution Prevention
• Clean Boating Tips (2007)
• Clean Boating Guide (2007)
• Selecting Underwater and Topside Maintenance Services for Your Boat (2007)
• Potti-Training for Boater Program (1999)
• Environmental Impacts of Pleasure Craft Oil Spills (1998)
• Clean Boating Poster (1995)
• Selecting a Hull Paint for Your Boat (1995)
• Underwater Hull Cleaners Best Management Practices (1995)
• Boating Pollution Economics and Impacts (1995)
• Marina Pollution Prevention Manual (1995)
• Sewage Pumpout Stations in San Diego• Demostración del pinturas no tóxicas para barcos: Progreso al largo plazo actualizado (2007)
• Demostración del uso de revestimiento no tóxico: Efecto a largo plazo (2006)
• El control de especies marinas invasoras que llegan a la costa californiana en cascos de embarcaciones (2006)
• Guia para navegar sin contaminar las aguas (2007)
• La selección de servicios de mantenimiento para el casco y la parte superior de su bote (2007)
• La tolerancia al cobre de las especies invasoras acuáticas: Investigación adicional (2008)
• Recomendaciones para navegar sin contaminar las aguas (2007)
• Póster Bilingüe: Stop Aquatic Invaders on Our Coast!/¡Detenga el Transporte de Especies Invasoras Acuáticas en Nuestras Costas! (2006)
• Hoja de datos bilingüe: Póster: Stop Aquatic Invaders on Our Coast!/¡Detenga el Transporte de Especies Invasoras Acuáticas en Nuestras Costas! (2006)
•DVD: Es hora de cambiar: Alternativas a la pintura a base de cobre para cascos de botes/Time for a Change: Alternatives to Copper-Based Boat Bottom Paint (2004)
PSAs 2008: Alternative Antifouling Strategies
For access to the PSAs in English, please complete this quick survey: Antifouling PSAs 2008
For access to the PSAs in Spanish, please complete this quick survey: Antifouling PSAs Spanish
PSAs 2008: Invasive Species Prevention
For access to the PSAs in English, please complete this quick survey: Invasive Species PSAs 2008
For access to the PSAs in Spanish, please complete this quick survey: Invasive Species PSAs SpanishIf you would like to request hard copies of the publications,
please email Leigh Johnson at ltjohnson@ucdavis.edu
New! Alternative Antifouling Strategies Sampler by Leigh T. Johnson and Jamie A. Gonzalez. California Sea Grant College Program Report No. T-065, February 2008. The Sampler provides information on alternatives to copper-based antifouling paints for recreational boats. For online access to this publication, please complete this quick survey: Sampler 2008
- Nontoxic Hull Coating Field Demonstration: Long Term Performance Fact Sheet (2007) UCSGEP-SD Fact Sheet 07-5 October 2007 by Leigh Taylor Johnson and Jamie Anne Gonzalez, California Sea Grant College Program, October 2007.
Fact Sheet 07-5 provides an update of the 2003-2006 performances of the nontoxic coatings in our demonstration project . For complete results and conclusions of the nontoxic bottom coating field dmeonstration from 2002-2003 please see Staying Afloat with Nontoxic Antifouling Strategies for Boats available above.
For online access to this publication, please complete this quick survey: Coating Performance Update Fact Sheet 2007
- "Copper Tolerant Hull-Borne Invasive Species: Further Analysis " UCSGEP-SD Fact Sheet 08-1 by Jamie Gonzalez and Leigh Johnson, California Sea Grant College Program, April 2008. This Fact Sheet summarizes recent research on copper tolerant invasive species and their effects on native ecosystems. It is an update of the Early Report from May 2007. For online access to this publication, please complete this quick survey: Copper-Tolerant Hull-Borne Invasive Species: Further Analysis 2008
- "Clean Boating Tips 2007" UCSGEP-SD Fact Sheet 07-3 by Leigh Johnson, Jamie Gonzalez and Clay Clifton, California Sea Grant College Program, March 2007. Fact Sheet 07-3 is updated from 1995. It is a water pollution prevention guide for boaters, marina, yacht club and harbor managers, and marina and boat maintenance workers. For online access to this publication, please complete this quick survey: Clean Boating Tips 2007
- "Clean Boating Guide 2007" UCSGEP-SD Fact Sheet 07-2 by Leigh Johnson, Jamie Gonzalez, Clay Clifton and Erika McCoy, California Sea Grant College Program, April 2007. Fact Sheet 07-2 is updated from 1995. It provides recommendations to boaters on pollution prevention practices. For online access to this publication, please complete this quick survey: Clean Boating Guide 2007
- "Selecting Underwater and Topside Maintenance Services for Your Boat " UCSGEP-SD Fact Sheet 07-1 by Leigh Taylor Johnson, Jamie Gonzalez and Erika McCoy, California Sea Grant College Program, February 2007. Fact Sheet 07-1 is an updated version of the Fact Sheet from 1995. It provides recommendations on selecting service providers that will protect your boat and the marine environment. For online access to this publication, please complete this quick survey: Selecting Services for Your Boat
- "Managing Hull-Borne Invasive Species on California's Coastal Boats" UCSGEP-SD Fact Sheet 06-1 March 2006 by Leigh Taylor Johnson, Jamie Gonzalez and Amber Himes, California Sea Grant College Program, March 2006.
Fact Sheet 06-1 summarizes the White Paper Managing Hull-Borne Invasive Species and Coastal Water Quality for California and Baja California Boats. The purpose of the White Paper is to provide a broad foundation of knowledge about invasive species on hulls of pleasure craft and fishing boats and the related topics of fouling control and coastal water quality. A copy of the entire White Paper is available above.
For online access to this publication, please complete this quick survey: White Paper Fact Sheet 2006
- "Nontoxic Hull Coating Field Demonstration: Long-Term Performance" UCSGEP-SD Fact Sheet 06-3 October 2006 by Leigh Taylor Johnson and Jamie Anne Gonzalez, California Sea Grant College Program, October 2006.
Fact Sheet 06-3 provides a summary update from 2003-2006 of the performance of the nontoxic coatings in our demonstration project. For complete results and conclusions of the nontoxic bottom coating field demonstration from 2002-2003 please see Staying Afloat with Nontoxic Antifouling Strategies for Boats available above.
For online access to this publication, please complete this quick survey: Coating Performance Update Fact Sheet 2006
Rock the Boat! Balancing Invasive Species, Antifouling and Water Quality for Boats Kept in Saltwater by Leigh Taylor Johnson, Marine Advisor, and Jamie Anne Gonzalez, Program Representative, California Sea Grant College Program Report No. T-064, September 2007. This publication is intended to assis boat owners; boat maintenance, repair and coating businesses; port, harbor, marina and yacht club managers; scientists; policy makers; government agencies; and environmental organizations cooperate to prevent and control invasive species introductions from boat hulls, while protecting coastal water quality.
For online access to Rock the Boat! please complete this quick survey: Rock the Boat! Survey
White Paper: Managing Hull-Borne Invasive Species and Coastal Water Quality for California and Baja California Boats Kept in Saltwater The purpose of the White Paper is to provide a broad foundation of knowledge about invasive species on hulls of pleasure craft and fishing boats and the related topics of fouling control and coastal water quality. It also includes recommendations from boating, shipping, fishing, coating, academic, government and environmental organization representatives who participated in a May 11, 2005 workshop that we conducted in cooperation with the California State Lands Commission.
The White Paper should be useful in making decisions about management, research and education to control hull-borne invasive species and other fouling growth in ways that protect coastal water quality. For online access to the White Paper, please complete this quick survey: White Paper Survey
Environmental Policy Conflicts on the Horizon: Vessel Antifouling Paints, Coastal Water Quality, and Invasive Species
Funded in part by the California Policy Research Center, this report provides history on the issues of coastal water quality and vessel antifouling paints and invasive species policies for vessel hulls. The report analyzes policy options to solve the conflicts between water quality protection and invasive species prevention.
For online access to this publication, please complete this quick survey: Policy Analysis Survey
Stop Aquatic Invaders on Our Coast! / ¡Detenga el Transporte de Especies Invasoras Acuáticas en Nuestras Costas! Poster This bilingual poster explains problems caused by hull-borne invasive species and how to reduce the risk of transporting them on recreational boat hulls. Colorful photos of invasive species will help boaters identify them and report them to the appropriate agencies. Please contact Leigh Johnson at ltjohnson@ucdavis.edu for copies of the poster.
Fact Sheet: Stop Aquatic Invaders on Our Coast!/¡Detenga el Transporte de Especies Invasoras Acuáticas en Nuestras Costas! UCSGEP-SD Fact Sheet 06-2 September 2006 by Leigh Taylor Johnson and Jamie Anne Gonzalez, California Sea Grant College Program. The Fact Sheet is based on the poster of the same name (see above). It provides recommendations to boaters on how to reduce the hull transport of invasive species, presents photos and impacts of invasive species, and provides information on where to report them.
For online access to the Fact Sheet, please complete this quick survey: Poster Fact Sheet
"Managing Hull Transport of Aquatic Invasive Species" Proceedings of May 11, 2005 Workshop in San Francisco, California. The University of California Sea Grant Extension Program collaborated with the California State Lands Commission to lay a foundation for solutions by convening a Workshop to educate participants, learn from them and ask for recommendations. This coordinated approach was chosen because hull transport of AIS is a complicated issue affecting commercial and recreational vessels.
To ensure that the recommendations reflect the best available information and consider the concerns of affected parties, representatives from the shipping, boating and coating industries; vessel owners; port, harbor, and marina managers; state and federal agencies; research community and environmental organizations participated in the Workshop.
For online access to the Proceedings, please complete this quick survey: Workshop Proceedings Survey
“Staying Afloat with Nontoxic Antifouling Strategies for Boats”
by Leigh Taylor Johnson, Marine Advisor, and Jamie Anne Gonzalez, Program Representative, California Sea Grant College Program
Report No. T-054, November 2004.
This booklet summarizes the results and conclusions of the nontoxic bottom coatings field demonstration from 2002 to 2003. It also provides updates on antifouling policies and strategies including a “Nontoxic Antifouling Strategies Sampler.”The booklet was funded by the California Sea Grant College Program, California Department of Boating and Waterways, California State Water Resources Control Board, US EPA, County of San Diego, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources and Center for Pest Management, Research and Extension, and the Renewable Resources Extension Act. For online access to this publication, please complete this quick survey: Staying Afloat Survey
"Making Dollars and Sense of Nontoxic Antifouling Strategies for Boats" by Leigh Taylor Johnson, Marine Advisor and Jamie Anne Miller, Program Representative, California Sea Grant College Program Report No. T-052, November 2003.
This booklet is a Winner of the 2004 APEX Award of Publication Excellence - Public Relations & Information Brochures, Manuals and Reports category.
The booklet is based on a study mandated by Senate Bill 315 on the economics of switching to nontoxic boat bottom coatings in San Diego Bay. It was funded by the California Sea Grant College Program, California Department of Boating and Waterways, California State Water Resources Control Board, US EPA, County of San Diego, and University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources.
The booklet includes:
• information on what to consider in switching to nontoxic coatings
• a worksheet to calculate costs of using copper and nontoxic coatings
• durability of and hull preparation necessary for nontoxic coatings
• summary of San Diego Bay boater survey of economic incentives
• policy instruments for making an economical transition to nontoxic bottom coatings
For online access to this publication, please complete this quick survey: Making Dollars and Sense Survey
"Transitioning to Non-Metal Antifouling Paints On Marine Recreational Boats in San Diego Bay" (2002) by Richard Carson, Maria Damon, Leigh Johnson, and Jamie Miller. Submitted under agreement No. 01-106-
068 between University of California and California Department of Boating and Waterways pursuant to California Senate Bill 315 passed in 2001.
This study was mandated by the California Legislature to identify incentives necessary for ensuring that nontoxic alternatives to metal-based antifouling hull coatings are used for recreational vessels.
For online access to this publication, please complete this quick survey: SB315 Report Survey
AVAILABLE VIA STANDARD MAIL BY REQUEST:
- Clean Boating Poster
California Sea Grant College has produced the lighthearted, 18" x 24" poster,"Make Every Day a Clean Boating Day!" The poster highlights the 25 most important tips for preventing boating pollution. Tips are organized under fuel & oil, painting & sanding, sewage & garbage, and hull maintenance. Spill reporting information is included, too. The four-color illustrations keep the tone light and fun.
We are able to supply complimentary copies in modest amounts for posting at marinas, supply stores, boat shows or similar locations where many boaters can see them. Supplies are not sufficient to provide copies for individuals. The posters are NOT weatherproof.
To inquire about availability, plese let us know how you will use the poster and how many copies you need. You may write, fax, or email.
Executive Producer: Leigh Johnson - Producer/Director: Mike Poe
California Sea Grant College Program Report No. T-055Video content is based on a series of research and education projects conducted by Marine Advisor Leigh T. Johnson and Program Representative Jamie A. Gonzalez of the UC Sea Grant Extension Program in San Diego, where copper-based hull paints have caused levels of dissolved copper in bays to be above EPA limits.
The 30-minute documentary, in both English and Spanish, was produced in cooperation by the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Communication Services and the California Sea Grant Extension Program.
Information intended for:
• Boat owners, repair and maintenance businesses
• Marina, yacht club, port and harbor managers
• Government and regulatory agencies and policy makers
• Marine and environmental organizations
Send requests for the DVD to:
Steve Gabrysh
sgabrysh@ucsd.edu
858-534-4446
California Sea Grant Communications
University of California
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, CA 92093-0232
Additional Publications:
Manyofour publications are available here as PDF files, requiring the freereader available by clicking the "Get Adobe Reader" icon.
- "UCSGEP-SD Fact Sheet 04-1 May 2004 - Nontoxic Antifouling Strategies Economic Incentives Study" by Leigh Taylor Johnson and Jamie Anne Miller, California Sea Grant College Program, May 2004.
Fact Sheet 04-1 summarizes the results from the economic incentives study conducted by the University of California Sea Grant Extension Program and University of California San Diego, Department of Economics. The study was mandated by Senate Bill 315 with the intention of determing incentives for recreational boaters to switch to nontoxic antifouling strategies.
Fact Sheet 04-2 summarizes the preliminary results from the nontoxic boat bottom paint demonstration project conducted by the UCSGEP. For one year, underwater hull cleaners documented coating condition, fouling growth and diver effort levels, and cleaning tool types while maintaining six boats with nontoxic bottom paints. Photos of the demonstration project's boats' hulls are presented in the Fact Sheet.
Boats", by Leigh Taylor Johnson and Jamie Anne Miller, Report # T-049, California Sea Grant College Program, October 2002.
This educational booklet summarizes:
1) Technical information on currently available nontoxic antifouling strategies for recreational boats;
2) Copper antifouling paint policies in the U.S. and Europe;
3) Toxic effects of copper on marine life.
As new regulations are passed to reduce copper levels in urban boat basins in San Diego and Orange Counties, the UC Sea Grant Extension Program’s educational outreach will help boaters switch to nontoxic antifouling strategies. This will help to preserve the marine life and clean water that support the birds and fish that boaters enjoy in a day on the water! This booklet is funded by the California Sea Grant College Program, Renewable Resources Extension Act, California State Water Resources Control Board, U.S. EPA, County of San Diego, and University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources. For online access to this publication, please complete this quick survey: What You Need to Know Survey
This 34-page report summarizes information gleaned from 120 information sources to answer two questions:
1. What are the environmental impacts of pleasure craft oil spills in Southern California?
2. On which pleasure craft operations should spill prevention programs be focused?
It discusses the benefits & costs of boating; Context, sources & incidences of pleasure craft oil spills; Types of oil & fuel spilled; Implications of pleasure craft spill statistics for prevention programs; Chemical composition of compounds found in petroleum products and their environmental significance; Large, crude oil spills versus small, chronic, refined oil spills; Oil toxicity studies & their applicability to pleasure craft spills; Petroleum hydrocarbon accumulation in marina sediments & its environmental significance; Studies pertinent to the coast of southern California; Other issues related to pleasure craft petroleum discharges; Conclusion & recommendations; References cited. (PDF file)
The 125 references that are described in this bibliography were reviewed in 1994-1995 during preparation of an educational program on preventing pollution from marinas and recreational boating. The publications supported by this bibliography include: Marina Pollution Prevention Manual, Clean Boating Tips, Clean Boating Guide, Selecting Underwater and Topside Maintenance Services for Your Boat, Selecting a Hull Paint for Your Boat, Boating Pollution Economics and Impacts, Underwater Hull Cleaner Best Management Practices. (PDF file)
The economic and environmental impacts of boating pollution (includes reference list and
extensive table)
Publicaciones en Español:
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Guia para navegar sin contaminar las aguas (2007) UCSGEP-SD Hoja de datos 07-3S abril 2007 por Leigh Taylor Johnson, Jamie Anne Gonzalez, Clay Clifton y Erika McCoy, California Sea Grant College Program. La hoja de datos es una traducción de la publicación Clean Boating Guide (FS 07-3). Para ver la hoja de datos en el sitio, favor de llenar esta breve encuesta: Guia para navegar sin contaminar las aguas
