Antibacterial coating reduces water mould in fisheries.(Metals and Alloys)

Research at a trout hatchery has discovered that Kobe Steel's antibacterial coating, Keni Fine, is effective at reducing parasitic water mould, which affects the yield of fertilized eggs of rainbow trout and other fish in the salmon family.

Fish hatcheries throughout Japan have been grappling with outbreaks of parasitic water mould, which inhibit the incubation rate of fertilized eggs. In the past, Malachite Green, a type of dye, has been effective at controlling water mould in fish and has been deployed since the 1950s.

However, since the mid 1970s, malachi