Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 157 (Backdoor Bay, 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 the approval of Management Plans for those Areas;

Recalling

· Measure 1 (1998), which designated the Cape Royds site as Specially Protected Area (“SPA”) No 27 and annexed a Management Plan for the Area;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SPA 27 as ASPA 157;
· Measure 1 (2002), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 157;
· Measures 2 (2005) and 9 (2010), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASPA 157;

Recalling that Measure 1 (1998) had not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 9 (2010);

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 157;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 157 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 157 (Backdoor Bay, Cape Royds, Ross Island), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 157 annexed to Measure 9 (2010) be revoked.