A promising alternative to toxic pesticides used to reduce the billions of dollars in damage done by marine biofouling organisms is
A) marine predatory insects that eat the sessile biofoulers.
B) polymers that make it difficult for the organisms to attach to a substrate.
C) attracting fish to fouled sites to eat the fouling organisms.
D) electrified ship hulls, intake pipes, and docks to electrocute the pests.
B
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