Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 105 (Beaufort Island, McMurdo Sound, 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 the approval of Management Plans for those Areas;

Recalling
· Recommendation IV-5 (1966), which designated Beaufort Island, Ross Sea as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 5;
· Measure 1 (1997), which annexed a Management Plan for the Area;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 5 as ASPA 105;
· Measures 2 (2003) and 4 (2010), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASPA 105;

Recalling that Recommendation IV-5 (1966) was designated as no longer effective by Measure 4 (2010);

Recalling that Measure 1 (1997) has not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 4 (2010);

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 105;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 105 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 105 (Beaufort Island, McMurdo Sound, Ross Sea), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 105 annexed to Measure 4 (2010) be revoked.