Če je območje deloma ali v celoti na odprtem morju ali v coni, kjer meje nacionalne suverenosti ali jurisdikcije še niso določene, za pravni status, načrt upravljanja, ukrepe, ki se uporabljajo, in druge elemente, predvidene v členu 9(3) protokola, poskrbijo sosednje zadevne pogodbenice v predlogu za vključitev v seznam SPAMI.
In the case of areas situated, partly or wholly, on the high sea or in a zone where the limits of national sovereignty or jurisdiction have not yet been defined, the legal status, the management plan, the applicable measures and the other elements provided for in Article 9(3) of the Protocol will be provided by the neighbouring Parties concerned in the proposal for inclusion in the SPAMI list.