Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 157 (Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, Ross Island): 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
- Measure 1 (1998), which designated the Cape Royds site as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No. 27 and annexed a Management Plan for the Area;
- Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 27 as ASPA 157;
- Measure 1 (2002), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 157;
- Measure 2 (2005), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 157;
Recalling that Measure 1 (1998) has not become effective;
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 157;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 157 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. 157 (Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, Ross Island), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved;
2) the prior Management Plans for ASPA 157, namely those annexed to:
- Measure 1 (2002); and
- Measure 2 (2005);
shall cease to be effective; and
3) Measure 1 (1998), which is not yet effective, be withdrawn.