The Western European PSSA proposal: a “politically sensitive sea area” |
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| Institution: | 1. CoastalVision, LLC, 215 Eustis Avenue, Newport, RI 02840, USA;2. SeaPlan, 89 South Street, Boston, MA 02111, USA;3. The Nature Conservancy, Eastern North America Division, USA;4. University of New Hampshire, Center for Coastal and Ocean Mapping/Joint Hydrographic Center, Jere A. Chase Ocean Engineering Lab, 24 Colovos Road, Durham, NH 03824, USA;5. Maine Coastal Program, 93 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333, USA;1. Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, College of Engineering and Science, Victoria University, PO Box 14428, Melbourne 8001, Australia.;2. Research Department, Phillip Island Nature Parks, PO Box 97, Cowes, Phillip Island 3991, Australia. |
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| Abstract: | In response to a public demand for action, following a series of high profile marine pollution events in their waters, several European States sought designation, by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), for an extensive marine area as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA). The approval ‘in principle’ of this area as a PSSA led to demands by several States to re-examine and constrain the entire PSSA concept. This paper analyses the European application and the response, by many IMO members, to the decision to approve the application in principle. Consideration is given to the legal basis for such an application as well as the potential implications the decision may have on future PSSA applications. |
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