FUTURE PLANS 



This series for placing STUs on the ocean floor to determine the effects of the 

 deep ocean environment on materials has been completed. Future plans include the 

 following: 



1. The effects of fouling and boring animals on materials exposed at a depth of 

 about 200 feet off the coast of Port Hueneme will be investigated. There is very 

 little information available in the literature about fouling and biodeterioration of 

 materials at this depth. 



2. A laboratory and field study to determine the role of marine microorganisms in 

 the corrosion of metals has been initiated. 



3. Additional oceanographic cruises to the STU test sites to obtain additional infor- 

 mation on bottom currents, temperatures, vertical distribution of marine bacteria 

 (surface to bottom), deep ocean animals, etc., will be conducted. 



4. Exposure of test panels treated with antifouling compounds and wood preserva- 

 tives in the deep ocean may be conducted to determine their effectiveness against 

 marine borers and fouling organisms. 



ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 



The author wishes to thank Dr. Ruth D. Turner, Museum of Comparative Zoology, 

 Harvard University, for identifying the marine borers and Dr. Jan Kohlmeyer, Institute 

 of Fisheries Research, University of North Carolina, for examining the wood panels 

 for the presence of marine fungi. 



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