---
kind: "section"
citation: "40 C.F.R. § 139.5"
title: "40"
number: "139.5"
heading: "Biofouling management."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/40/139.5"
---

# §139.5. Biofouling management.

- (a) The requirements in [paragraph (b)](#b) of this section apply to any vessel subject to regulation under this part.
- (b) A biofouling management plan must be developed to minimize the discharge of biofouling organisms. The plan elements must prioritize procedures and strategies to prevent macrofouling, thereby minimizing the potential for the introduction and spread of ANS. The plan must describe the vessel-specific anti-fouling systems and biofouling management practices necessary to comply with the requirements in this section. See §§ [139.13](/cfr/40/139.13.md), [139.14](/cfr/40/139.14.md), [139.22](/cfr/40/139.22.md), [139.28](/cfr/40/139.28.md), and [139.29](/cfr/40/139.29.md) for additional biofouling management requirements.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.

### Source

Source: 89 FR 82131, Oct. 9, 2024, unless otherwise noted.