Description of the Particularly Sensitive Sea Area for the Strait of Bonifacio
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Description of the Particularly Sensitive Sea Area for the Strait of Bonifacio

 To avoid the risk of damage from ship groundings and pollution damage by international shipping activities and the destruction and degradation of this unique, diverse, and significant habitats and ecosystem, mariners should exercise extreme care when navigating in the area bounded by a line connecting the following geographical positions which is designated as a Particularly Sensitive Sea Area:

  • To the north: a line linking point 41° 45' 00" N – 008° 01' 48" E to point 41° 45' 00" N – 009° 48' 30" E passing the French coast (Cap Muro to the west and Anse de Tarcu to the east);
  • On the western side: a line linking points 41° 45' 00" N – 008° 01' 48" E; 41° 06' 36" N – 008° 01' 48" E and 40° 58' 00" N – 008° 12' 00" E on the Italian coast; and
  • On the eastern side, a line linking points 41° 45' 00" N – 009° 48' 30" E; 40° 51' 08" N – 009° 48' 30" E and 40° 45' 56" N – 009° 41' 42" E on the Italian coast to the south.

 The Particularly Sensitive Sea Area is bounded by the points A, B, C, D, E, and F as set out in the chartlet below.

Chartlet

Parent topic: Annex 1 – Description of the Strait of Bonifacio PSSA footnote
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