Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 137 (Northwest White Island, McMurdo Sound): 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 Northwest White Island, McMurdo Sound as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 18 and annexed a Management Plan for the site;
· Recommendation XVI-7 (1991) and Measure 3 (2001), which extended the expiry date of SSSI 18;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 18 as ASPA 137;
· Measure 1 (2002), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 137;

Recalling that Measure 3 (2001) and Recommendation XVI-7 (1991) have not become effective, and that Recommendation XVI-7 (1991) was designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 137;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 137 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 137 (Northwest White Island, McMurdo Sound), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for ASPA 137 annexed to Measure 1 (2002) shall cease to be effective.