Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 131 (Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley, Victoria Land): 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 XIII-8 (1985), which designated Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley, Victoria Land as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 12 and annexed a Management Plan for the Site;
· Recommendation XVI-7 (1987), which extended the expiry date of SSSI 12;
· Measure 3 (1997), which adopted a revised Management Plan for SSSI 12;
· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 12 as ASPA 131;
· Measures 1 (2006) and 6 (2011), which adopted revised Management Plans for ASPA 131;
Recalling that Measure 3 (1997) had not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 6 (2011);
Recalling that Recommendation XVI-7 (1987) had not become effective and was designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011);
Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 131;
Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 131 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 131 (Canada Glacier, Lake Fryxell, Taylor Valley, Victoria Land), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 131 annexed to Measure 6 (2011) be revoked.