The Role of Small-Scale Turbulence in the Distribution of Macrofouling Organisms on the Hulls of Ocean-Going Ships

Evidences in favor of the hypothesis of Rudyakova 23] are given, which states that the main reason for the aggregative distribution of fouling organisms on the hulls of active long-voyage crafts (ocean-going ships) is the uneven course of hydrodynamical process around the submerged part of the hull, particularly the development of small-scale turbulence at sites of separation of the boundary layer (shear sites).