Tag: Particularly Sensitive Sea Area

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) designated the islands of Nusa Penida and Gili Matra as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA).

Effective from 17 June 2017, Saba Bank has also become an Area To Be Avoided (ATBA), meaning that it is closed for all shipping of 300 gross tonnage and above, including private yachts.

IMO's 82nd session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), September 30 to October 4, 2024, has adopted a draft resolution designating the Nusa Penida and Gili Matra Islands in the Lombok Strait as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSAs).

A Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) is an area that has been provided special protection through action by the IMO because of its significance for recognized ecological, socio-economic, or scientific attributes, and which may be vulnerable to damage by international maritime activities.

The 80th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC), 3-7 July 2023, agreed to designate a particular sensitive sea area in the North-Western Mediterranean Sea (NW Med PSSA) to protect cetaceans from international shipping.

RMI issued a marine notice setting out the requirements for complying with IMO Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas. A PSSA is an area provided special protection through IMO because of its ecological, socio-economic or scientific significance, and which may be vulnerable to damage by international maritime activities.