Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 101 (Taylor Rookery, Mac.Robertson Land): 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 the approval of Management Plans for those Areas;
Recalling
- Recommendation IV-I (1966), which designated Taylor Rookery, Mac.Robertson Land as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No. 1;
- Recommendation XVII-2 (1992), which adopted a Management Plan for the Area;
- Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 1 as ASPA 101;
- Measure 2 (2005), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 101;
Recalling that Recommendation XVII-2 (1992) has not become effective, that the Management Plan for ASPA 101 attached to it was withdrawn by Measure 2 (2005) and that the other Management Plans attached to it (in respect of ASPA 102, 103 and 116) have also already been withdrawn (by Measure 2 (2005) and Measure 1 (2006));
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 101;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 101 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. 101 (Taylor Rookery, Mac.Robertson Land), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved;
2) the Management Plan for ASPA 101 annexed to Measure 2 (2005) shall cease to be effective; and
Recommendation XVII-2 (1992), which is not yet effective, be withdrawn.