Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 111 (Southern Powell Island and adjacent islands, South Orkney Islands): 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;

· Recommendation IV-15 (1966), which designated Southern Powell Island and adjacent islands, South Orkney Islands as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 15 and annexed a map of the Area;

· Recommendation XVI-6 (1991), which annexed a Management Plan for SPA 15;

· Measure 1 (1995), which annexed a modified description and a revised Management Plan for SPA 15;

· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 15 as ASPA 111;

Recalling that Recommendation XVI-6 (1991) and Measure 1 (1995) have not become effective;
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 111;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 111 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 111 (Southern Powell Island and adjacent islands, South Orkney Islands), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and

2. the Management Plans for SPA 15 annexed to Recommendation XVI-6 (1991) and Measure 1 (1995), which have not become effective, be withdrawn.