Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 143 (Marine Plain, Mule Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, Princess Elizabeth 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 XIV-5 (1987), which designated Marine Plain, Mule Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, Princess Elizabeth Land as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 25 and annexed a Management Plan for the site;
· Resolution 3 (1996), which extended the expiry date for SSSI;
· Measure 2 (2000), which extended the expiry date of the Management Plan for SSSI;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 25 as ASPA 143;
· Measure 2 (2003), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 143;

Recalling that Resolution 3 (1996) was designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);
Recalling that Measure 2 (2000) has not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 5 (2009);
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 143;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 143 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 143 (Marine Plain, Mule Peninsula, Vestfold Hills, Princess Elizabeth Land), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for ASPA 143 annexed to Measure 2 (2003) shall cease to be effective.