Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 129 (Rothera Point, Adelaide 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 (“the Protocol”) 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 Rothera Point, Adelaide Island as Site of Special Scientific Interest (“SSSI”) No 9 and annexed a Management Plan for the Site;

· Resolution 7 (1995), which extended the expiry date of SSSI 9;

· Measure 1 (1996), which annexed a revised description and a revised Management Plan for SSSI 9;

· Decision 1 (2002), which renamed and renumbered SSSI 9 as ASPA 129;

· Measure 1 (2007), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 129 and revised its boundaries;

· Measure 6 (2012), which adopted a revised Management Plan for ASPA 129;


Recalling that Resolution 7 (1995) was designated as no longer current by Decision 1 (2011) and that Measure 1 (1996) did not become effective and was withdrawn by Measure 10 (2008);

Noting that the Committee for Environmental Protection has endorsed a revised Management Plan for ASPA 129;

Desiring to replace the existing Management Plan for ASPA 129 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:
That:
1. the revised Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 129 (Rothera Point, Adelaide Island), which is annexed to this Measure, be approved; and
2. the Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No 129 annexed to Measure 6 (2012) be revoked.