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9 August 2026

The little-known environmental risk that could emerge as ships leave the Strait of Hormuz

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Source reporting: SBS News

The little-known environmental risk that could emerge as ships leave the Strait of Hormuz

The accrual of biofouling species on the hulls of ships anchored in the Strait of Hormuz could be the world's next biosecurity problem.

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