Antarctic Specially Managed Area:
Designation and Management Plan: Admiralty Bay, King George Island
The Representatives,
Recalling Articles 4, 5 and 6 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, providing for the designation of Antarctic Specially Managed Areas ("ASMA") and the approval of Management Plans for those Areas;
Recalling Recommendation X-5 (1979), which designated the western shore of Admiralty Bay as Site of Special Scientific Interest ("SSSI") No 8, and Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered the area as Antarctic Specially Protected Area ("ASPA") No 128;
Recalling Measure 3 (2003) which revised and updated the "List of Historic Sites and Monuments" in which Historic Site and Monument ("HSM") No 51 is listed;
Recalling the 20th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, held in Utrecht in 1996, where the Consultative Parties agreed to comply with a Management Plan for Admiralty Bay, King George Island, on a voluntary basis until such time as Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection became effective, when it would become an ASMA after an evaluation of the experience gained and, if necessary, a revision of the Management Plan;
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has advised that Admiralty Bay, King George Island, be designated as an ASMA and has endorsed the Management Plan annexed to this Measure;
Recognising that Admiralty Bay, King George Island, is an area where activities are being conducted, in which it is desirable to plan and co-ordinate activities, avoid possible conflicts, improve co-operation between Parties and avoid possible environmental impacts;
Desiring to designate Admiralty Bay, King George Island, as an ASMA, within which ASPA No 128 and HSM No 51 are located, and to approve a Management Plan for the Area, without any modification to the Management Plan for ASPA No 128 which is annexed to Measure 1 (2000);
Noting that Admiralty Bay, King George Island, contains marine areas and that the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources approved the draft Management Plan for this Area at its 24th meeting;
Recommend to their Governments the following Measure for approval in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 6 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty:
That:
1. Admiralty Bay, King George Island, be designated as Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 1;
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 1: Admiralty Bay, King George Island, contained in the Annex to this Measure, be approved.
Designation and Management Plan: Admiralty Bay, King George Island
The Representatives,
Recalling Articles 4, 5 and 6 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, providing for the designation of Antarctic Specially Managed Areas ("ASMA") and the approval of Management Plans for those Areas;
Recalling Recommendation X-5 (1979), which designated the western shore of Admiralty Bay as Site of Special Scientific Interest ("SSSI") No 8, and Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered the area as Antarctic Specially Protected Area ("ASPA") No 128;
Recalling Measure 3 (2003) which revised and updated the "List of Historic Sites and Monuments" in which Historic Site and Monument ("HSM") No 51 is listed;
Recalling the 20th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting, held in Utrecht in 1996, where the Consultative Parties agreed to comply with a Management Plan for Admiralty Bay, King George Island, on a voluntary basis until such time as Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection became effective, when it would become an ASMA after an evaluation of the experience gained and, if necessary, a revision of the Management Plan;
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has advised that Admiralty Bay, King George Island, be designated as an ASMA and has endorsed the Management Plan annexed to this Measure;
Recognising that Admiralty Bay, King George Island, is an area where activities are being conducted, in which it is desirable to plan and co-ordinate activities, avoid possible conflicts, improve co-operation between Parties and avoid possible environmental impacts;
Desiring to designate Admiralty Bay, King George Island, as an ASMA, within which ASPA No 128 and HSM No 51 are located, and to approve a Management Plan for the Area, without any modification to the Management Plan for ASPA No 128 which is annexed to Measure 1 (2000);
Noting that Admiralty Bay, King George Island, contains marine areas and that the Commission for the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources approved the draft Management Plan for this Area at its 24th meeting;
Recommend to their Governments the following Measure for approval in accordance with paragraph 1 of Article 6 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty:
That:
1. Admiralty Bay, King George Island, be designated as Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 1;
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Managed Area No 1: Admiralty Bay, King George Island, contained in the Annex to this Measure, be approved.
