Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 161 (Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea): 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 (2003), which designated Terra Nova Bay as ASPA 161 and adopted a Management Plan for the Area;
· Measure 14 (2008), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 161;

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 161;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 161 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 161 (Terra Nova Bay, Ross Sea), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for the ASPA 161 annexed to Measure 14 (2008) shall cease to be effective.