PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE SEA AREA A PSSA is an environmentally sensitive area in which and around which mariners should exercise extreme caution. See U.S. Coast Pilot volumes for information regarding this area. PAPAHANAUMOKUAKEA MARINE NATIONAL MONUMENT AND KURE ATOLL SPECIAL PRESERVATION AREA The Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument and the Kure Atoll Special Preservation Area, are protected areas. See 50 CFR 404 or Chapter 2, U.S. Coast Pilot 10.