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An aqueous anti-fouling paint composition is provided to minimize harmful effects of volatile organic solvents on the human body and environment, to realize safe handling characteristics and excellent adhesion, and to form a uniform coating layer. An aqueous anti-fouling paint composition comprises a dithiocarbamate compound, metal crosslinked acrylic aqueous emulsion composition and water. The aqueous anti-fouling paint composition is free from polybutene. The metal crosslinked acrylic aqueous emulsion composition is obtained by reacting: (i) a copolymer obtained by emulsion polymerization of (a) 2-90 wt% of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing an acidic group or an alkali metal salt thereof based on the total weight of monomers, and (b) 10-97 wt% of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer containing no acidic group based on the total weight of monomers; and (ii) a divalent metal compound, at a temperature ranging from a temperature higher than the glass transition temperature of the copolymer by 10 deg.C to a temperature lower than the decomposition temperature of the copolymer.
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