Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 156 (Lewis Bay, Mount Erebus, Ross Island): 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
· Measure 2 (1997), which designated Lewis Bay, Mount Erebus, Ross Island as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 26 and adopted a Management Plan for the Area;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 26 as ASPA 156;
· Measure 2 (2003), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 156;

Recalling that the Committee for Environmental Protection (“CEP”) XI (2008) reviewed and continued without changes the Management Plan for ASPA 156, which is attached to Measure 2 (2003);
Recalling that Measure 2 (1997) has not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 8 (2010);
Noting that the CEP has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 156;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 156 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 156 (Lewis Bay, Mount Erebus, Ross Island), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for ASPA 156 annexed to Measure 2 (2003) shall cease to be effective.