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
· Measure 3 (1997), which designated Botany Bay, Cape Geology, Victoria Land, as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 37 and adopted a Management Plan for the site;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 37 as ASPA 154;
· Measure 2 (2003) and Measure 11 (2008), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASPA 154;
Recalling that Measure 3 (1997) has not become effective;
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 154;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 154 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 154 (Botany Bay, Cape Geology, Victoria Land), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for ASPA 154 annexed to Measure 11 (2008) shall cease to be effective.