The GloFouling Partnerships will drive actions to implement the IMO Guidelines for the control and management of ships' biofouling, which provide a globally consistent approach on how biofouling should be controlled and managed to minimize the transfer of invasive aquatic species through ships' hulls. The IMO Guidelines are applicable to wide range of shipping and offshore industries. To support a wide implementation of the Guidelines, the Project will help develop global best practices and tools and demonstrate practical ways of overcoming barriers for their implementation in 12 developing countries. The project will also look at creating and enabling an environment for technology development and transfer, including via the creation of a Global Shipping Industry Alliance (GIA) for Marine Biosafety.