Formable aquatic coverings for preventing biofouling

A system for reducing formation of biofouling organisms on an object exposed to an aquatic environment, the system comprising:

• a flexible material formed from a plurality of interwoven fibers that form a lattice-like or mesh configuration that allows passage of at least some of the aquatic environment therethrough;
• one or more securing members connectable to the flexible material and configured to enable securement around or onto the object exposed to the aquatic environment;
• and
• at least one anti-fouling agent applied to or coated on the lattice-like or mesh configuration of the flexible material, wherein the lattice-like or mesh configuration of the flexible material still enables passage of the at least some of the aquatic environment therethrough with the anti-fouling agent applied thereto or coated thereon, and such that the at least some of the aquatic environment passing through the lattice-like or mesh configuration interacts with the at least one anti-fouling agent,
• wherein, when the flexible material is secured around or onto the object, the flexible material provides a protective enclosure within the aquatic environment for at least a portion of the object, wherein at least one of the flexible material or the at least one anti-fouling agent of the protective enclosure acts on the at least some of the aquatic environment that has passed through the protective enclosure to the object so as to reduce formation of biofouling organisms on the object exposed to the at least some of the aquatic environment,
• wherein the flexible material is formable such that, when the flexible material is secured around or onto the object, the flexible material is capable of mirroring a contour of the object.

A rolled-up sheet of flexible material used for forming an anti-biofouling device for securement around or onto an object exposed to an aquatic environment, the rolled-up sheet comprising:

• the flexible material formed from a plurality of interwoven fibers that form a lattice-like or mesh configuration that allows passage of at least some of the aquatic environment therethrough,
• wherein the flexible material includes at least one anti-fouling agent applied to, coated on, or embedded in the plurality of interwoven fibers or the lattice-like or mesh configuration of the flexible material, wherein the lattice-like or mesh configuration of the flexible material still enables passage of the at least some of the aquatic environment therethrough, and such that the at least some of the aquatic environment passing through the lattice-like or mesh configuration interacts with the at least one anti-fouling agent,
• wherein, when the flexible material is secured around or onto the object, the flexible material provides a protective enclosure within the aquatic environment for at least a portion of the object, wherein at least one of the flexible material or the at least one anti-fouling agent of the protective enclosure acts on the at least some of the aquatic environment that has passed through the protective enclosure to the object so as to reduce formation of biofouling organisms on the object exposed to the at least some of the aquatic environment.