Population structure and identify of macrofouling organisms on marine structures in the coasts of Chabahar Bay

This study has been carried out in the coast of Chabahar Bay from March, 2013 to Febuary, 2014. We sampled macrofouling organisms in three stations. Overall, 40 species of macrofouling organisms were detected in which Barnacles, sponges, Bryozoans, echinoderms, Polychaetes and Gastropods were the major groups. The majority of biomass and highest density were observed in the first half of the sequence. Biomass and density differences in the sequence of 6 months on structures was evident. Amphibalanus amphitrite had the highest participation in these sequences.