Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 133 (Harmony Point, Nelson Island, South Shetland 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;

Recalling

· Recommendation XIII-8 (1985), which designated Harmony Point, Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 14;

· Resolution 7 (1995), which extended the expiry date for SSSI 14;

· Measure 3 (1997), which adopted a revised Management Plan for SSSI 14;

· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 14 as ASPA 133;

· Measure 2 (2005), which annexed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 133;


Recalling that Resolution 7 (1995) was designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);

Recalling that Measure 3 (1997) has not become effective;

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 133;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 133 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 133 (Harmony Point, Nelson Island, South Shetland Islands), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and

2. the Management Plan for ASPA 133 annexed to Measure 2 (2005) shall cease to be effective.