Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 137 (North west White Island, McMurdo Sound): Revised Management Plan

The Representatives,

Recalling Articles 3, 5 and 6 of Annex V to the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty providing for the designation of Antarctic Specially Protected Areas (ASPA) and approval of Management Plans for those Areas;


Recalling
• Recommendation XIII-8 (1985), which designated White Island, McMurdo Sound, as Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) No 18 and annexed a management plan for the site;
• Recommendation XVI-7 (1991), which extended the expiry date of SSSI 18 to December 2001;
• Measure 3 (2001), which extended the expiry date of SSSI 18 December 2001 until 31 December 2005;
• Decision 1 (2002) , which renamed and renumbered SSSI 18 as Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 137;
• Measure 1 (2002), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 137;

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 137;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 137 with the revised Management Plan;

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. the revised Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 137: North-west White Island, McMurdo Sound, which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. all prior management plans for ASPA 137, namely those annexed to:

- Recommendation XIII-8 (1985), and
- Measure 1(2002);

shall cease to be effective.