Protection of important marine areas from the impacts of international shipping was on the agenda at a workshop in Nadi, Fiji (29-31 July). The workshop assisted Pacific island representatives in identifying potential marine areas that could be designated as Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs).
Edward Kleverlaan, Marine Environment Division, was representing IMO at the event, which was run by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) in collaboration with IMO. Further details, including a full list of participating countries, can be found here.
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The following PSSAS have been designated:
| – | The Great Barrier Reef, Australia (designated a PSSA in 1990) |
| – | The Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago in Cuba (1997) |
| – | Malpelo Island, Colombia (2002) |
| – | The sea around the Florida Keys, United States (2002) |
| – | The Wadden Sea, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands (2002) |
| – | Paracas National Reserve, Peru (2003) |
| – | Western European Waters (2004) |
| - | Extension of the existing Great Barrier Reef PSSA to include the Torres Strait (proposed by Australia and Papua New Guinea) (2005) |
| – | Canary Islands, Spain (2005) |
| – | The Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador (2005) |
| – | The Baltic Sea area, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden (2005) |
| – | The Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, United States (2007) |
| - | The Strait of Bonifacio, France and Italy (2011) |
| - | The Saba Bank, in the North-eastern Caribbean area of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (2012) |
| - | Extension of Great Barrier Reef and Torres Strait to encompass the south-west part of the Coral Sea (2015) |
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Source and Image Credit: IMO
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