Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 121 (Cape Royds, 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

· Recommendation VIII-4 (1975), which designated Cape Royds, Ross Island as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 1 and annexed a Management Plan for the Site;
· Recommendation X-6 (1979), Recommendation XII-5 (1983), Resolution 7 (1995) and Measure 2 (2000), which extended the expiry date of SSSI 1;
· Recommendation XIII-9 (1985), which annexed a revised Management plan for SSSI 1;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 1 as ASPA 121;
· Measure 1 (2002) and Measure 5 (2009), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASPA 121;
Recalling that Recommendation X-6 (1979), Recommendation XII-5 (1983), Recommendation XIII-9 (1985) and Resolution 7 (1995) were designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);
Recalling that Measure 2 (2000) has not become effective yet and was withdrawn by Measure 5 (2009);
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 121;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 121 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 121 (Cape Royds, Ross Island), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and

2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 121 annexed to Measure 5 (2009) be revoked.