Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 134 (Cierva Point and offshore islands, Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula): 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 Cierva Point and offshore islands, Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 15 and annexed a Management Plan for the Site;
· Resolution 7 (1995), which extended the expiry date of SSSI 15;
· Measure 3 (1997), which annexed a revised Management Plan for SSSI 15;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 15 as ASPA 134;
· Measure 1 (2006), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 134;

Recalling that Resolution 7 (1995) was designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);
Recalling that Measure 3 (1997) has not become effective yet;
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 134;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 134 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 134 (Cierva Point and offshore islands, Danco Coast, Antarctic Peninsula), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for the ASPA 134 annexed to Measure 1 (2006) shall cease to be effective.