Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 104 (Sabrina Island, Balleny Islands): 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 IV-4 (1966), which designated Sabrina Island, Balleny Islands, as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 4 and annexed a map for the Area;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 4 as ASPA No 104;
· Measure 3 (2009), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 104;

Recalling that Recommendation IV-4 (1966) was designated as no longer effective by Measure 3 (2009);

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 104;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 104 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 104 (Sabrina Island, Balleny Islands), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 104 annexed to Measure 3 (2009) be revoked.