Antarctic Specially Managed Area No. 7 (Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin): Revised Management Plan

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
- Measure 1 (2008), which designated Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin as Antarctic Specially Managed Area No. 7 and annexed a Management Plan for the Area;
- Measure 2 (2009), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASMA 7;
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASMA 7;
Noting Measure 7 (2010) concerning Antarctic Specially Protected Area (“ASPA”) No. 139 (Biscoe Point, Anvers Island), which is located within ASMA 7;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASMA 7 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 Managed Area No. 7 (Southwest Anvers Island and Palmer Basin), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2) Measure 2 (2009) shall cease to be effective.