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YES, TriButyl Tin has been banned as a constituent of marine bottom coatings due to its serious toxicity to marine life of all forms. As fsstbttms said, the ban is supposed to be worldwide. How well the ban is enforced worldwide is another story.
It will be interesting to see what the bottom paint industry comes up with. This is one of the reasons I switched to cupronickel.
DOCRIVERS
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