An investigation of marine fouling was conducted from September 1979 to August 1980 in Lushum Harbor (38°48'N, 121°15'E). Monthly average water temperature and salinity were 1.8-20.9° C and 30.1-31.7‰ respectively. 8×14 cm wooden and plastic panels were exposed near the pier in surface water and at two meter depth at monthly, seasonal and yearly intervals.All species attached on the panels are listed in Table 1, the wet weights and percentages surface coverage are given in Table 3 and 4, and the seasons of ...