IMIS - Marine Onderzoeksgroepen

Polygon data representing the Emission Control Areas (ECAs) designated under regulation 14 of MARPOL Annex VI (SOx and particulate matter emission control). The outline coordinates were processed in June 2019. The coastline was extracted from the ESRI Countries 2014. Available ECAs: 1) Baltic Sea area (regulation 14.3.1 of MARPOL Annex VI and regulation 1.11.2 of MARPOL Annex I); 2) North Sea area (regulation 14.3.1 of MARPOL Annex VI and regulation 1.14.6 of MARPOL Annex V); 3) North American area (regulation 14.3.2 and appendix VII of MARPOL Annex VI); 4) United States Caribbean sea area (regulation 14.3.3 and appendix VII of MARPOL Annex VI)