AMSA has compiled the following table to provide latest updates regarding the designated Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (as of May 2017).
According to IMO, a PSSA should meet three key elements: the area must have recognised ecological, socioeconomic, cultural heritage or scientific attributes; the recognised attributes of the area must be at risk or vulnerable to damage from international shipping activities; and there must be associated protective measures in place or that have been approved or adopted by IMO to protect the area from identified vulnerabilities.
