Abstract
Before 1987, tributyltin-based antifoulants were used in Scottish sea lochs on both the hulls of vessels and on cage nets at marine salmon farms. In two sea lochs, the leachates from these antifoulants caused accumulation of tin compounds in soft tissue, and had deleterious effects on the shell structure, growth and condition of Pacific oysters ( Crassostrea gigas). The extent and intensity of the effects appeared to be dependent upon source size and distribution, and upon hydrographic factors. The use of triorganotin compounds in antifoulants for mariculture applications, and on vessels less than 25 m, has now been prohibited in the U.K.
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