Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 115 (Lagotellerie Island, Marguerite Bay, Graham 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 approval of Management Plans for those Areas;

Recalling

· Recommendation XIII-11 (1985), which designated Lagotellerie Island, Marguerite Bay, Graham Land as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 19 and annexed a map of the Area;

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

· Resolution 1 (1998), which allocates responsibility among Consultative Parties for the revision of Management Plans for protected areas;

· Measure 1 (2000), which annexed a revised Management Plan for SPA 19;

· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 19 as ASPA 115;


Recalling that Recommendation XVI-6 (1991) and Measure 1 (2000) have not become effective;
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 115;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 115 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 115 (Lagotellerie Island, Marguerite Bay, Graham Land), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and


2. the Management Plan for SPA 19 annexed to Measure 1 (2000), which has not become effective, be withdrawn.