Abstract Particularly Sensitive Sea Areas (PSSAs) are a form of marine conservation measure established by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to protect the marine environment against damage caused by navigation. The politicisation of the PSSA designation process and the shortcomings of the 2015 IMO Revised Guidelines for the Identification and Designation of PSSAs have been inimical to improving the PSSA regime. This article first examines the law and practice of PSSAs and discusses the shortcomings of the 2005 Guidelines. It then explores how politicisation outside and inside the IMO has aggravated the institutional weaknesses of the PSSA regime in three aspects: the relationships between Associated Protective Measures (APMs) and existing navigational measures; the links between the ecosystems and PSSAs; and the lack of stringent APMs.

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特别敏感海域限制航行的问题及流程

摘要 特别敏感海域（PSSAs）是国际海事组织（IMO）为保护海洋环境免受航行损害而制定的一种海洋保护措施。PSSA 指定过程的政治化以及 2015 年 IMO 修订的 PSSA 识别和指定指南的缺陷不利于改进 PSSA 制度。本文首先考察了 PSSA 的法律和实践，并讨论了 2005 年指南的不足之处。然后探讨了 IMO 内外的政治化如何在三个方面加剧了 PSSA 制度的制度弱点：相关保护措施 (APM) 与现有航行措施之间的关系；生态系统和 PSSA 之间的联系；