Th 3rd GloFouling R&D Forum and Exhibition on Biofouling Prevention and Management for Maritime Industries under the theme of "Shaping the future of biofouling management" was held from Monday 4 to Friday 8 November 2024 in Busan city of the Republic of Korea - the city that houses 6th largest port in the world. The event saw over 250 participants in attendance, who had a unique opportunity to share their knowledge on the latest developments in the Biofouling sector, with a key outcome of participants emphasizing the need for a unified and mandatory global regime on biofouling management. The forum was generously hosted by the Republic of Korea and co-organized by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and Korea Research Institute of Ships & Ocean Engineering (KRISO).